HR 5035 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Tobacco Equity Elimination Act of 2002

Introduced Jun 27, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Ernie Fletcher R-KY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 12, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 27, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tobacco Equity Elimination Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make payments to qualifying tobacco quota holders as compensation for the loss of tobacco quota asset value; (2) make transition payments to active tobacco producers, including producers who forgo obtaining a tobacco production license; and (3) assess an annual user fee on tobacco manufacturers and importers who sell in domestic U.S. commerce.

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 with respect to tobacco price supports to: (1) revise such provisions to reflect annual production costs for each type of tobacco; (2) eliminate references to quota tobacco in no net cost provisions; and (3) eliminate tobacco from the definition of "basic agricultural commodity."

Directs the Secretary and cigarette and other tobacco-product manufacturers, respectively, to estimate annual export and domestic quantity and industry purchase requirements. Directs the Secretary to issue to each historic tobacco producer a tobacco production license in order to harmonize annual purchase intentions and production.

Repeals the Tobacco Control Act and specified related provisions ( thus terminating marketing quota program provisions).

Authorizes the establishment of a nonprofit Center for Tobacco-Dependent Communities which shall provide economic and community development assistance to tobacco communities in transition to non-tobacco economies.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2002 to Sep 19, 2002, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalJun 27, 2002
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalJun 27, 2002
D-KYKen LucasOriginalJun 27, 2002
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalJun 27, 2002
R-KYRon LewisOriginalJun 27, 2002
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 27, 2002
R-TNVan HillearyOriginalJun 27, 2002
D-NCBob EtheridgeJul 9, 2002
D-VARick BoucherJul 16, 2002
D-TNBart GordonJul 22, 2002
R-TNEd BryantJul 22, 2002
D-TNBob ClementJul 26, 2002
D-NCDavid E. PriceJul 26, 2002
R-TNZach WampJul 26, 2002
D-MOKaren McCarthySep 4, 2002
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 12, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.
  2. Jun 27, 2002Introduced in House
  3. Jun 27, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

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