H.R. 6791 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase Federal excise taxes on tobacco products and to dedicate the revenues from the increased taxes to the war on cancer.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogNational Cancer Fund Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the National Cancer Fund for programs to editfight cancer, including for expenditures for cancer research, early detection and treatment, and tobacco cessation; (2) increase the wikiexcise tax rate on tobacco products and bededicate increased tax revenues to the firstFund; and (3) impose permit, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements on manufacturers of processed tobacco.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) revise the membership and duties of the President's Cancer Panel; and (2) require the Panel to provide a detailed summarystudy the feasibility of additional funding sources for the bill!)National Cancer Fund.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 8/1/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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== Points in Favor ==

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