S 3081
112th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Sales and excise taxes
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2012
Introduced: May 10, 2012
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 10, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to tax pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco products, and large cigars at the same level as cigarettes. Revises the definition of "tobacco products" to include any other product containing tobacco that is intended or expected to be consumed.
Makes smokeless tobacco products sold in discrete single-use units subject to an excise tax of $50.33 per thousand.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1