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S. 2929 118th Congress Senate

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2023 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Sep 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023

This bill increases the excise tax on cigarettes and cigars and equalizes tax rates among all other tobacco products. It also imposes a tax on nicotine for use in vaping.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5715 Identical bill Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 13

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • CGCN GROUP, LLC
    for RAI SERVICES COMPANY · North Carolina · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • RAI SERVICES COMPANY
    for RAI SERVICES COMPANY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CGCN GROUP, LLC
    for RAI SERVICES COMPANY · North Carolina · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • RAI SERVICES COMPANY
    for RAI SERVICES COMPANY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • CGCN GROUP, LLC
    for RAI SERVICES COMPANY · North Carolina · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • RAI SERVICES COMPANY
    for RAI SERVICES COMPANY · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 26, 2023
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 26, 2023
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 2023
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 26, 2023
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 26, 2023
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 26, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 26, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2929: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2929/
MLA
"S. 2929: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2929/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2929, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2929/.
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[S. 2929: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2929/)
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