# 116-hr-4742: Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019

116-hr-4742, Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4742
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.
- Introduced: 2019-10-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill imposes an excise tax on "taxable nicotine" which is any nicotine that has been extracted, concentrated, or synthesized and is treated as a tobacco product. The tax does not apply to nicotine used in a product that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale as a nicotine replacement therapy.

## Cosponsors (1)

- PETER KING (R-NY), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8242: National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7730: Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4742 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4742)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8696: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8696)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8242: National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8242)
- [116-hr-7730: Long Island All-Water Helicopter Route Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7730)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4742 (as of 2025-11-18).