Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5773
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-07-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: American Samoa

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

Smuggling and trafficking

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam trafficking in contraband cigarettes and contraband smokeless tobacco. &quot;Contraband&quot; means items for which the applicable taxes have not been paid.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5773 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2016 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Ms. Bordallo , and Ms. Plaskett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to include certain insular areas of the United States in the definition of State for the purposes of chapter 114, relating to trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016 . 2. Certain insular areas of the United States included in the definition of State for the purposes of the prohibition against trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco Paragraph (4) of section 2341 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking or the Virgin Islands and inserting the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam .