E-Cigarette Tax Parity Act
Latest action · Sep 11, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
E-Cigarette Tax Parity Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the taxation of electronic cigarettes and alternative nicotine products at rates applicable to other tobacco products. An "alternative nicotine product" is defined as any product containing nicotine which is suitable for and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, a consumer for the inhalation, ingestion, absorption, or consumption of nicotine, but does not include tobacco, processed tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, or roll-your-own tobacco, or any product approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2019 to Sep 19, 2019; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 19, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Sep 11, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for regulation and taxation of electronic cigarettes and alternative nicotine products.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- E-Cigarette Tax Parity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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