House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
ENDS Chinese Vapes Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for escalating civil penalties for fraudulent or negligent importation of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems.
Sponsor: Rep. Ashley Hinson R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 7, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8687.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HINSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 78, May 7, 2026, Page H3343):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 7, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8687, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8687
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ashley Hinson.
- H.R. 1869 (119th) Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026
- H.R. 6359 (119th) Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
- H.R. 2262 (119th) Flexibility for Workers Education Act
- H.R. 2552 (119th) RIFLE Act
- H.R. 4673 (119th) Save Our Bacon Act
- H.R. 7498 (119th) After Hours Child Care Act
Related bills
- S. 4303 (119th) ENDS Chinese Vapes Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.