H.R. 4742 · 116th Congress
Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Thomas Suozzi
- Introduced
- 2019-10-18
- Latest action
- 2020-02-21 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-400.
Summary
Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019
This bill imposes an excise tax on "taxable nicotine" which is any nicotine that has been extracted, concentrated, or synthesized and is treated as a tobacco product. The tax does not apply to nicotine used in a product that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale as a nicotine replacement therapy.