H.R. 5986 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5986 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2025Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered for import. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act or the END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act. 2. Destruction of adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered for import (a) In general Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381(a)) is amended— (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking or counterfeit device and inserting , counterfeit device, or counterfeit tobacco product (as defined in section 900); and (2) by striking drug or device each place it appears in the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sentences and inserting drug, device, or tobacco product. (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.