HR 3064
99th Congress
House
Taxation
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Excise tax
Medicaid
Social Welfare
Tobacco
Tobacco tax
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose an excise tax of 16 cents an ounce on smokeless tobacco and to provide that the revenue from such tax shall be used to assist in financing the medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act.
Introduced: July 23, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 1986
See H.R.3128.
Jul 26, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 23, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax of 16 cents an ounce on smokeless tobacco manufactured in or imported into the United States.
Appropriates to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out the Medicaid program (title XIX of the Social Security Act) the revenues raised by such tax.
What's happening now
See H.R.3128.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1