Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act
- Last Action
- 4/12/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-03-08Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-08Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-08Introduced in House
- 2019-03-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-08 (00)
Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act
This bill 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.
Cosponsors (12)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Denver Riggleman (R-VA)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH)
- Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- John Katko (R-NY)
Subjects
- Agricultural trade
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Smuggling and trafficking
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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