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S 1837 115th Congress Senate Taxation Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Inflation and prices Sales and excise taxes

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017

Introduced: September 19, 2017 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5864)
Sep 19, 2017
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Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on tobacco products, to tax pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco products, and large cigars at the same level as cigarettes.

The bill revises the definition of "tobacco products," for purposes of such tax, to include any other product determined to be a tobacco product by the Food and Drug Administration. The bill also specifies that such products must be taxed at a level equivalent to the rate for cigarettes on an estimated per use basis.

The bill also makes smokeless tobacco products sold in discrete single-use units subject to an excise tax of $50.33 per thousand.

The tax rates for tobacco products must be adjusted for inflation after 2017.

What's happening now September 19, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5864)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 729 Related bill Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 19, 2017
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 19, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1837: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1837/
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"S. 1837: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1837/.
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S. 1837, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1837/.
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