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H.R. 6844

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6844, the Tobacco TRACE Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 18, 2025 by Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Dec 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 6844 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb6844/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6844 IH: Tobacco Tracking, Reporting, and Accountability for Compliance in Enforcement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session  H. R. 6844  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 18, 2025   Mr. Conaway  (for himself,  Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and  Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require codes on the labels of tobacco products for the purpose of tracking or tracing the tobacco product through the distribution system.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tobacco Tracking, Reporting, and Accountability for Compliance in Enforcement Act   or the   Tobacco TRACE Act  .
2.
Tobacco product codes for tracking or tracing
Section 920(b)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387t(b)(3) ) is amended by striking  The Secretary may  and inserting  Beginning not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary shall .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require codes on the labels of tobacco products for the purpose of tracking or tracing the tobacco product through the distribution system.

Sponsors

Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) sponsors H.R. 6844, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6844 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Dec 18, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6844 has taken 2 actions since Dec 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 6844 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6844 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Tobacco TRACE Act — Display Title
  • Tobacco TRACE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Tobacco Tracking, Reporting, and Accountability for Compliance in Enforcement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require codes on the labels of tobacco products for the purpose of tracking or tracing the tobacco product through the distribution system. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6844 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Tobacco, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans, Clean Air and Water (quality), Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS—District of Columbia15—
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND501(c)(4) organizationDistrict of Columbia15—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSNational professional association for pediatric nurse practitionersNew Jersey12$48K
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS—Illinois11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS15—
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND15—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION13—
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC12—
MASON CONSULTING, LLC12$48K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 21.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRIAN HICKEY2210
LUKE GEORGE2210
ELIZABETH JONES115
KATHERINE COESTER114
ELIZABETH SCOTT113
HALEY SMOOT113
NATALIA REYES BECERRA113
RANJANA KODWANI113
ANGELA ARBOLEDA112
CINDY HAYDEN112
GLEN MASON112
JENNIFER KANE112
JILIAN SOUZA112
JOHN HOEL112
JOHN MASON112
PHIL PARK112
TODD WALKER112
AMI GADHIA111
NAMRATA PUJARA111
PATRICK JOHNSON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC2025 fourth_quarter$3.3M4th Quarter - Amendme…
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC2025 fourth_quarter$3.3M4th Quarter - Report
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDTOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2025 fourth_quarter$980K4th Quarter - Report
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDTOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2026 first_quarter$430K1st Quarter - Report
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDTOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$300K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDTOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$290K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDTOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$284K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$160K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICSAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$70K4th Quarter - Report
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDSCAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDSCAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSMASON CONSULTING, LLC2026 second_quarter$24K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERSMASON CONSULTING, LLC2026 first_quarter$24K1st Quarter - Report
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDSCAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Amendme…
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDSCAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Amendme…
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDSCAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6844 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6844’s is Health.

hr6844/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com