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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Secret Tobacco Giveaway Repeal Act

S. 1183Introduced Sep 17, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 17, 1997 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

13 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 10 Democrats

3 of 13 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), John Reed (D-RI), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Paul Wellstone (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.