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HR 5934 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement American Samoa Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Guam Northern Mariana Islands Smuggling and trafficking U.S. territories and protectorates

Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012

Introduced: November 14, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 14, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 14, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6355)
Nov 14, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6355)
Nov 14, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5934.
Nov 14, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6355-6357)
Nov 14, 2012
Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 18, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 8, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 8, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the definition of "state" for purposes of provisions prohibiting trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

What's happening now November 15, 2012

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
WATT, MELVIN
· Nov 14, 2012
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Chu, Judy
California · Aug 2, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5934: Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5934/
MLA
"H.R. 5934: Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5934/.
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H.R. 5934, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5934/.
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