Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012
Latest action · Nov 15, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2012
- Passed HouseNov 14, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the definition of "state" for purposes of provisions prohibiting trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2012 to Nov 14, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jun 8, 2012 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jun 8, 2012 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Nov 14, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 8, 2012 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 18, 2012 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2012 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Nov 14, 2012Mr. Coble moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 14, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6355-6357)
- Nov 14, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5934.
- Nov 14, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6355)
- Nov 14, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 18, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 8, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 2012Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1757 | Laura Richardson D-CA | Nov 15, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6355–H6357Text printed H6355 | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Howard Coble R-NC, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Nov 14, 2012 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3699.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to include certain territories and possessions of the United States in the definition of State for the purposes of chapter 114, relating to trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2012Referred in Senate
- Nov 14, 2012Engrossed in House
- Jun 8, 2012Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
