US SB1965 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of State to take various actions to combat the illicit tobacco trade. The State Department shall determine whether each foreign country is a major source, point of transit, or consumer of illicit tobacco products or their precursors. If a country meets this criteria and its government is actively engaging in or knowingly profiting from the illicit tobacco trade, it shall be designated as a country of concern. If a country meets this criteria but its government is not implicated in the illicit tobacco trade, it shall be designated as a focus country. The State Department may provide focus countries with law-enforcement training and assistance to build customs and border-security capacity. The State Department may not provide development assistance or security assistance to countries of concern, with an exception for U.S. national security interests. The President may impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who are responsible for or have materially assisted in the illicit tobacco trade. The President shall annually report to Congress as to sanctions imposed under this bill.
Title
Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act
Sponsors
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1642 (Same As) 2019-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Subjects
Agricultural trade
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Foreign aid and international relief
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
International affairs
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Smuggling and trafficking
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Foreign aid and international relief
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
International affairs
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Smuggling and trafficking
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1965/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1965/BILLS-116s1965is.pdf |