S.1027
Introduced:
March 29, 2007
110
First
September 11, 2007
Placed on Senate calendar
6 cosponsors.
“A bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes.” Point 2 of Section 1 states Congress finds that “Hezbollah, Hamas, al Qaeda, and other terrorist organizations have profited from trafficking in illegal cigarettes or counterfeit cigarette tax stamps,” and “terrorist involvement in illicit cigarette trafficking will continue to grow because of the large profits such organizations can earn.”
See also: companion measure H.R. 4081 on 11/5/07.
Placed on Senate Calender 9/11/07.