# 119-hr-5986: END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act

119-hr-5986, END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5986
- Congress: 119
- Title: END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Authorizes destruction of counterfeit, adulterated, or misbranded tobacco products offered for import.** It would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add "counterfeit tobacco product" (as defined in section 900) into the statute's counterfeit-device language and to replace references to "drug or device" with "drug, device, or tobacco product" so imported tobacco can be destroyed. The changes would apply beginning on the date of enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- FDA could destroy unsafe tobacco imports: benefit, medium. This bill would let the FDA destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products at the border. It would treat tobacco like drugs and devices for removal when offered for import. The change would start on the date the bill becomes law. Importers and distributors would face the same dest…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-5813: Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9693: Patients First Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5986 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5986)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-5813: Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5813)
- [119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5509)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9693: Patients First Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9693)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5986 (as of 2026-04-21).