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HR 5955 114th Congress House

Restore Charitable Contributions of Premium Cigars to the Troops Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the charitable distribution of traditional large and premium cigars to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2016
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restore Charitable Contributions of Premium Cigars to the Troops Act of 2016

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow charitable donations, including free samples, of traditional large and premium cigars to be given to members of the military or nonprofits supporting members of the military. Currently, free samples and charitable donations of tobacco products are banned.

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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5955: Restore Charitable Contributions of Premium Cigars to the Troops Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5955/
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"H.R. 5955: Restore Charitable Contributions of Premium Cigars to the Troops Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5955/.
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H.R. 5955, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5955/.
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