S. 3148

Summary

S. 3148, the END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 6, 2025 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Nov 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 3148 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S3148 IS: Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-06
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3148
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  November 6, 2025
  Mr. Cornyn  (for himself and  Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which
  was read twice and referred to the  Committee
  on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy
  adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered for
  import.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act   or the   END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act  .
2.
Destruction of adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered
  for import
(a)
In general
Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 381(a) ) is amended—
(1)
in the fourth sentence, by striking  or counterfeit device  and inserting  , counterfeit device, or counterfeit tobacco product (as defined in section 900) ; and
(2)
by striking  drug or device  each place it appears in the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sentences and inserting  drug, device, or tobacco product .
(b)
Applicability
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered for import.

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 3148, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

John Cornyn

Sen. · R–TX · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 6, 2025

Martin Heinrich

Sen. · D–NM · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 6, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 3148 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Referred To · Nov 6, 2025 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 3148 has taken 2 actions since Nov 6, 2025.

Votes

S. 3148 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 3148, as Identical bill.

HR 5986END Illicit Chinese Tobacco ActNov 7, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 3148 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act — Display Title
• END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered for import. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3148 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3148’s is Health.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com