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H.R. 5934: Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012

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H.R. 5934: Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-08 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the definition of "state" for purposes of provisions prohibiting trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

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Official text

Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · 5 cosponsors

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Judy Chu (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr5934 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112