WashingtonWatch.com - S. 1147, The PACT Act

Comment by Happy thanksgiving to law makers! (November 26, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Hope Mr. Obama, all the senate and of course the big one Phillip Morris eat good. My family and I will not be eating because we are prepairing for my lay off after you pass this stupid bill. Hope you all got everything this holiday season you wanted. And God forgive you!...

Comment by Marie Marcellus (November 25, 2009, 01:00:00)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

I don't know if it's the liberal Democrats or the conservative Republicans who are making these decisions regarding tobacco products but I'm thoroughly disgusted with their self-righteous attitudes. Smoking is a crappy habit but so is drinking booze, downloading porn, eating too many nachos, biting your nails, etc., etc., etc. So will the politicians be prohibiting the internet purchasing of alcohol, food, porn or nail products anytime soon?...

Comment by They say its a done deal! (November 25, 2009, 01:00:00)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Without even a vote, Phillip Morris is telling retailers that they have made sure this bill passes. If that is so the same on our government for doing this. This bill helps none of the people in the long run. But sure helps the big PM co. Get even richer. Why take away our rights, our money, our jobs? VOTE NO!!!!...

Comment by no to pact act! (November 23, 2009, 01:00:00)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

hurts: disabled that cant get out to shop. low income people who cant afford there state super high taxes. internet sales can no longer sale on line. post office stops there shipping of this product. warehouses sale will go down. banks will lose large accounts. a lot of people will lose there jobs and insurance. helps: phillip morris and rjr gets ride of the small tabacco companys. something they have been trying to do for ten years. this bill is unfair and does not help the american people one bit. Please vote no on s 1147 pact act. Senators that vote for this useless bill should and will be remembered come next time they run for office....

Comment by bob (November 21, 2009, 01:00:00)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This is no longer a free country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Comment by MER (November 21, 2009, 01:00:00)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

STOP THIS. Why are theycdoing this? To protect the children? BS! This, just as the sCHIP bill was, is aimed solely at the roll your own business which relies very heavily on internet sales. This is all driven by the major cigarette manufacturers who have national distribution and retail networks in place and will therefore be wholely unaffected. Stop playing into the cigarette companies hands and support the small independent growers and providers of RYO products which actually limit access to under age smokers....

Comment by BillinPA (November 20, 2009, 01:00:00)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Elected officials, Vote NO. Overturn the flavored cigarette ban, it is ridiculous and will be inneffective and a way for black market sales to go through the roof. Vote NO on the pact act, we as free citizens have a right to order tobacco products where we want to. it is the land of the free. Enforce the laws so no children can purchase tobacco, but leave adults alone, and break up Phillip morris monopoply of peddling chaemical laden tobacco to addicted consumers. there are more chemical additives in a Marlboro than in a clove cigarette. Please vote no, and remember you were elected to serve and maintain our personal freedoms!...

Comment by Joe1111 (November 19, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

What is next to ban for orders on the internet? It is mostly tax-free for internet ordering. Stop killing the E-commerce! Vote NO to S.1147!...

Comment by Syr OBr (November 19, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Let's face it, American Indians market the vast majority of mail tobacco,so by passing this law you will be forced to go to a local retailer to ensure they get their precious tax $, to wit they have already spent many years ago. Want to help kids? Stop letting 1/2 of them dropout or become pregnant prior to age 18....

Comment by Justin Southern (November 19, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

I have wrote to both representatives of Hawaii and have asked them to vote NO to this bill. When will the endless tax demands of our government ease up? There are enough hardships already present in our weakened economy...STOP THIS!!! Contact your representatives and tell them to vote NO!...

Comment by J Grant (November 19, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Like some people, i am a homebound person and with a severe incurable physical disease that is not related to cigarettes or cigarette smoking. I have no choice but to order cigarettes thru the mail, and have it delivered. Yes, i smoke cigarettes, at least i smoke Natural American cigarettes without all the chemicals of commercial cigarettes. If this Bill passes, i will be among many who will suffer. Smoking cigarettes is one of the few things i can do and have no desire to stop smoking. The government has already stuck their opinions and much of our freedom has been taken. And if this stupid thing gets passed, i won't ever be voting for anyone ever again....

Comment by ART PEARCEy2 (November 19, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

I SMOKE CIGARETTES ARE TO HIGH 'NEVER MIND ALL OTHER TAXES WE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAVE MONEY WHEN EVER WE CAN THE WAY THIS COUNTRY IS GOING I SMOKE EVEN MORE NEXT IT WILL BE BY RATIONING...

Comment by Jay (November 19, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Please sign the petition for citizens AGAINST the PACT Act. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/us-citzens-against-the-pact-act-of-2009-s1147 Feel free to read my smokers rights blog too. http://prossmoker.net...

Comment by ACM (November 19, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Although cigarettes are known to be instruments of death and disease, our government is more concerned with tax revenue than the health of its citizens. Banning all tobacco products outright would be the only way to really protect the health of the people, but this law is about protecting the economic health of the country. PACT is a bogus bill introduced for bogus reasons. I am 100% against it....

Status as of November 19, 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

11/19/2009: Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.

Comment by Fed Up (November 18, 2009, 01:00:00)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This once free and great country is finished. Its best days are behind it. A nation destroyed by its own voters who perfer to live as slaves rather then free men/women....

Comment by Jody (November 18, 2009, 01:00:00)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

What about the people in the USPS that will loose jobs? What about the people with handicap problems that are not able to get to the store to buy cigarettes? The people of AMERICA will fight this all the way!...

Comment by Emily (November 18, 2009, 01:00:00)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

I am not a smoker nor do I advocate smoking to anyone but this bill is just not right. If enacted, this bill will severly hurt those Indians who depend on this type of business for their livelihood. Didn't we hurt the Indians enough...we killed them, stole their land and even raped their woman. After all of the harm we did to them, they stayed with our Nation and helped us fight for our independence, and this the thanks we are giving them? I urge all of those involved to defeat the passage of this bill....

Comment by NJ Joe (November 18, 2009, 01:00:00)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Here in NJ, we are all taxed to death. Please leave the American Indians alone and don't pass this bill....

Comment by r. lewellen (November 17, 2009, 01:00:00)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

If the government was worried about the peoples health, round up all the people who do illegal drugs....

Revision by webmaster (November 17, 2009, 01:00:00)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 1147 would prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes.

Detailed Summary

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 or PACT Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to: (1) include smokeless tobacco as a regulated substance; (2) impose shipping and recordkeeping requirements on delivery sellers (sellers using the telephone, mails, or the Internet) of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco; (3) require common carriers of cigarette products to obtain age and identity verification upon delivery of such products; (4) require the Attorney General to compile and publish a list of delivery sellers of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco who have not complied with the registration or other requirements of such Act; (5) increase criminal penalties and impose new civil penalties for violations of this Act; and (6) grant jurisdiction to U.S. district courts to prevent and restrain violations of this Act and direct the Attorney General to administer and enforce this Act.

Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) treat cigarettes and smokeless tobacco as nonmailable and prohibit such items from being deposited in or carried through the U.S. mails (with specified exceptions, including for mailings for consumer testing); and (2) authorize officers of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to enter the premises of certain cigarette shippers to inspect records and inventories.

Prohibits a tobacco product manufacturer or importer from selling or delivering in states cigarettes not in compliance with model or qualifying state statutes.

Limits the applicability of this Act with respect to Indian tribes and certain tribal matters.

Directs the ATF Director to create regional contraband tobacco trafficking teams and a Tobacco Intelligence Center to monitor and coordinate tobacco diversion investigations.

Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the precedential effect of this Act.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009: Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.

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Comment by Katie Marie Nelson (November 14, 2009, 01:00:00)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

I am a smoker of over 20 years. I will probably die from lung cancer without the E-Cigarette.Here are some things you should consider.E-Cigs contain no tar.E-Cigs produce no carbon monoxide (they vaporize the E-liquid producing steam). E-Cigs have only 4 chemicals.Traditional cigs contain tar.Traditional cigs produce carbon monoxide. Traditional cigs contain over 100 chemicals. Carbon monoxide is known to be harmful and cause cancer.Tar clogs the air sacks of the lungs.Lung Cancer is the #1 leading cause of premature death in the USA.If passed it will make it illegal for tobacco and tobacco products to be sent though the mail. The nicotine found in the e-liquid we use in our electronic cigarettes comes from tobacco. I'm telling you if this is passed people are going to die! Genocide is the planned killing of a group of people. This WILL kill people. If congress passes this they might as well be watching us in a giant gas chamber not really killing us just blocking the only exit!...

Comment by Emilee (November 14, 2009, 01:00:00)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

More and more of our rights are being taken away. So much for land of the free......

Comment by tr (November 11, 2009, 01:00:00)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This act will hurt my household due to it will put out of a job and we all know that there isn't too many out there anymore. I also think it isn't fair to people who can't leave their homes and this is the only way they can get their cigarettes. What happen to the old days when people had a say to what they do with their own lives. This is one more step to control everything we do.It sucks !!! Passing this bill will hurt more people (poor people)than it will help anything.My question is what is it hurting? All it's doing is putting less money in the working people pockets and helping the rich people high up richer. Isn't there another way around this? I am against this pact because it will hurt the people and the ones who have a job won't have one if it passes....

Comment by Cathy (November 11, 2009, 01:00:00)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

We are a Democracy. I wrote to my state senators and asked them to vote NO ON THE PACT ACT S.1147. Internet and mail order businesses will suffer and more jobs will be lost. The Postal Service and other carriers will suffer. We do not need another blow to our economy. Please go to http://www.smokes-spirits.com/images/promotion/2009PACTact.pdf and contact you senators to vote NO on the Pact Act S.1147....