HR 236
99th Congress
House
Taxation
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Excise tax
Government trust funds
Inflation
Medicare
Social Welfare
Tobacco
Tobacco tax
A bill to make permanent the increase in the tax on cigarettes and to provide cost-of-living adjustments in the amount of such tax.
Introduced: January 3, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 to make permanent the increase in the excise tax on cigarettes.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for cost-of-living adjustments in the rate of such tax.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to appropriate to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund the funds raised by such excise tax.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1