Tobacco TRACE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6844 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6844 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 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''. SEC. 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''. <all>