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END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered for import.
Summary
This bill would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy counterfeit, adulterated, or misbranded tobacco products that are offered for import into the United States. The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the Secretary's existing authority to seize and destroy such products at the border. Currently, the Secretary has authority to destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit drugs and medical devices, but tobacco products are not included in that authority. The amendment would add counterfeit tobacco products to the list of items that can be destroyed and updates related legal references to include tobacco products. The bill takes effect on the date of enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Beth Van Duyne’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $51,100
- INSPERITY $14,800
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $14,473
- BANK OF THE WEST $14,200
- CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $13,862
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Actions (2)
- Nov 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered for import.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 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”.
SEC. 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. <all>
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