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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 authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy tobacco products that are adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit when they are offered for import into the United States. The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to specifically include counterfeit tobacco products in the categories of products that can be destroyed by federal authorities. The amendments take effect upon enactment of the bill.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Nov 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Nov 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Full text
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.
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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