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Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act

USA116th CongressS-1965| Senate 
| Updated: 6/25/2019
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (3)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Apr 12, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1642
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • April 12, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1642
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.


  • June 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1642: Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act
Agricultural tradeCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSanctionsSmuggling and trafficking

Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act

USA116th CongressS-1965| Senate 
| Updated: 6/25/2019
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.
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Timeline
Apr 12, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1642
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • April 12, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1642
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.


  • June 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (3)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1642: Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural tradeCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSanctionsSmuggling and trafficking