Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019
This bill exempts traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA.
Cosponsors 84
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-NC | George Holding | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Mar 25, 2019 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Mar 29, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | May 1, 2019 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Ross Spano | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Mar 10, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 26, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H2796H.R. 1854–1867 | — | Mar 25, 2019 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 51, March 25, 2019, page H2796.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-48 | KEEPING SMALL, PREMIUM CIGAR BUSINESSES ROLLING468 pages | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Apr 5, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 9 | Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
| HR 3982 | Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 18, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2019Introduced 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.
