S. 1837: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017
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S. 1837: Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-19 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5864)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5864) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017
Plain summary
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 201 7 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on tobacco products, to tax pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco products, and large cigars at the same level as cigarettes. The bill revises the definition of "tobacco products," for purposes of such tax, to include any other product determined to be a tobacco product by the Food and Drug Administration. The bill also specifies that such products must be taxed at a level equivalent to the rate for cigarettes on an estimated per use basis. The bill also makes smokeless tobacco products sold in discrete single-use units subject to an excise tax of $50.33 per thousand. The tax rates for tobacco products must be adjusted for inflation after 2017.
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Official text
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 5 cosponsors
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Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] reported raising $84,084 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1837.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1837 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115