# 114-hr-5773: Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016

114-hr-5773, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5773
- Congress: 114
- Title: Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2016-07-13
- Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Insular Areas Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam trafficking in contraband cigarettes and contraband smokeless tobacco. "Contraband" means items for which the applicable taxes have not been paid.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4309: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reimburse each possession of the United States for the cost of the earned income tax credit.
- 114-hr-4163: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3607: U.S. Territorial Federal Judges Improvement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2962: America's College Promise Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-5773 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5773)

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- [114-hr-4163: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4163)
- [114-hr-3607: U.S. Territorial Federal Judges Improvement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3607)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2962: America's College Promise Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2962)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5773 (as of 2025-11-18).