US HB4742 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 4742 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-21 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Imposes an excise tax on "taxable nicotine" which is any nicotine that has been extracted, concentrated, or synthesized and is treated as a tobacco product. The tax does not apply to nicotine used in a product that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale as a nicotine replacement therapy.

Title

Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-21	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.
2020-02-21	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-400.
2019-10-23	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 15.
2019-10-23	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-10-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-10-18	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB2339 (Related) 2020-03-02 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Subjects

Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Sales and excise taxes
Taxation

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4742/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4742/BILLS-116hr4742ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4742/BILLS-116hr4742rh.pdf