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- H.R.4033
H.R.4033: Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress
- This bill is primarily about taxation
- Introduced March 25, 2004
- Latest Major Action March 31, 2004
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
44 (23 Democrats, 22 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 - Amends, and repeals, specified agricultural Acts to eliminate tobacco quota and price support programs. Provides for: (1) transitional payments (funded by appropriations made by this Act) to tobacco quota holders and active producers of quota tobacco; (2) geographic restrictions on tobacco expansion through penalties for tobacco grown outside traditional tobacco counties; and (3) county committee...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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| March 25, 2004 |
Introduced in the House by William Lewis Jenkins (R-Tenn.) |