Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement Act
Latest action · Jan 28, 2004 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to require each person who engages in an interstate sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco or in an interstate distribution of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to comply with all the excise, sales, and use tax laws applicable to the sale or other transfer of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco in the State and place in which the cigarettes or smokeless tobacco are delivered.
Prohibits the cigarettes or smokeless tobacco from being delivered to the buyer unless in advance of the delivery the excise tax has been paid and any required stamps or other indicia that such tax has been paid are properly affixed or applied, with an exception.
Authorizes a State Attorney General to bring a civil action to obtain any appropriate relief, including money damages where appropriate, against any person who violates such prohibition or who knowingly assists or participates in such a violation. Expresses the sense of Congress that any State Attorney General who commences such a civil action should inform the U.S. Attorney General who should make information about the case publicly available. Authorizes civil penalties for violations. Eliminates the $1,000 criminal penalty limitation.
Declares that the Act does not limit the remedies provided by State or Federal law with respect to alleged violations relating to a sale or distribution of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco in connection with an interstate sale or distribution of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2003 to Nov 18, 2004; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jul 23, 2003 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Sep 5, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Sep 10, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 10, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Sep 24, 2003 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Nov 5, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Feb 4, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 25, 2004 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 25, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 25, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Feb 25, 2004 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Feb 25, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Jim Turner | Mar 4, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Mar 4, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 4, 2004 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 10, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 10, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Mar 10, 2004 | |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Mar 24, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| R-CO | Scott McInnis | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 18, 2004 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 18, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Nov 18, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2003Markup Jan 28, 2004 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Sep 4, 2003Markup Oct 2, 2003Reported Oct 2, 2003 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 28, 2004Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 2, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 2, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 4, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Feb 18, 2004H.R. 2824, Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 28, 2004</p>
- Feb 18, 2004H.R. 2824, Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 28, 2004
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-87 | H.R. 2912, TO REAFFIRM THE INHERENT SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OF THE OSAGE TRIBE TO DETERMINE ITS MEMBERSHIP AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT.48 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 15, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-1015 | STATE SPENDING OF TOBACCO SETTLEMENT REVENUES91 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Nov 12, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To revise and reform the Act commonly called the Jenkins Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Business records
- Cigarettes
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Damages
- Directories
- Electronic commerce
- Electronic government information
- Excise tax
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Internet
- Interstate commerce
- Law
- Local taxation
- Sales tax
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Smokeless tobacco
- State taxation
- Taxation
- Telephone
- Tobacco
- Tobacco tax
- Web sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2003Introduced in House
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