Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title 18, United States Code, to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United States, and for other purposes.

4/3/2008--Introduced.
Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to legibly print a unique serial number on all packages of tobacco products manufactured or imported for sale or distribution. Imposes marking requirements for exports of tobacco products. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to require additional secure methods of identification or marking of tobacco products. Requires the Secretary to prescribe a system of tobacco tax stamps, meter impressions, or other tax-payment indicia for tobacco products. Requires tobacco products sold on Indian reservations to be visibly and prominently labeled as such.
Prohibits the export of tobacco products without the posting of a bond with the Secretary. Extends permit, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to wholesalers of tobacco products. Establishes new criminal offenses relating to the distribution of tobacco products. Increases the civil penalty for tobacco-related infractions from $1,000 to $10,000. Amends the federal criminal code to:
(1) extend criminal penalties for contraband cigarettes to tobacco products (i.e., cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco) and define "contraband tobacco product" for purposes of such penalties;
(2) establish new unlawful acts relating to tobacco products and machines used to manufacture or package tobacco products; and
(3) establish whistleblower protections for employees who provide information about violations relating to contraband tobacco.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
• and 106 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
  • Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
  • Rep. C. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]
  • Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 2 more
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5689

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April 03, 2008

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• May 01, 2008: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Apr 29, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Apr 14, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Apr 03, 2008: Referred to House Judiciary
• Apr 03, 2008: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Apr 03, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Apr 03, 2008.

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May 01, 2008 Statement of Kathy Mulvey, International Policy Director ...

... than 100 co-sponsors in supporting HR 5689, which contains new and stronger requirements on labeling, tracking and reporting by the tobacco industry. ...

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May 28, 2008 Shareholders Demand Philip Morris USA Stop Interfering In Health ...

RICHMOND, Va., May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At today's Altria (Philip Morris USA) annual meeting, shareholders demanded that the corporation stop lobbying against public health and tobacco control measures. ...

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May 28, 2008 Shareholders Demand Philip Morris USA Stop Interfering in Health ...

America's largest tobacco corporation is opposing the Smuggled Tobacco Prevention (STOP) Act recently introduced in the US House of Representatives (HR 5689), which contains new and stronger requirements on labeling, tracking and ...

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May 08, 2008 Corporate Responsibilty Activist UPdate

Representative Lloyd Doggett (TX) is looking for co-sponsors for the Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act (the STOP Act, HR 5689). “By reducing tobacco smuggling, the bill will improve public health, collect more government revenue, ...

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