Little Cigar Act of 1973
Public Law 93-109 · S. 1165 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Sep 21, 1973 · Commerce
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Moss (D-UT)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Pete Domenici
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Little Cigar Act - Includes "little cigars" within the provisions of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act as amended by the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act. Defines little cigar to mean roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or any substance containing tobacco and of which one thousand units weigh not more than three pounds.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Sep 21, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-109.
- Sep 11, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 10, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House in lieu of H.R.7482.
- May 1, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Apr 30, 1973FloorFloor · Measure repassed Senate.
- Apr 10, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Apr 5, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Mar 12, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.