ENDS Chinese Vapes Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4303 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4303 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for escalating civil penalties for fraudulent or negligent importation of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15 (legislative day, April 14), 2026 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for escalating civil penalties for fraudulent or negligent importation of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems. 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 ``Eliminating Nefarious Distribution of Smuggled Chinese Vapes Act of 2026'' or the ``ENDS Chinese Vapes Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. INCREASED CIVIL PENALTIES FOR FRAUDULENT, GROSSLY NEGLIGENT, OR NEGLIGENT ENTRY OF UNAUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS. (a) In General.--The Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 592A the following: ``SEC. 592B. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR FRAUDULENT, GROSSLY NEGLIGENT, OR NEGLIGENT ENTRY OF UNAUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS. ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to enter, introduce, or attempt to enter or introduce an unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery system into the customs territory of the United States. ``(b) Penalties.-- ``(1) In general.--A person who violates subsection (a), whether through fraud, gross negligence, or negligence, shall be subject (subject to paragraph (2)) to the following penalties: ``(A) For a violation involving fraud, not to exceed $5,000 per unit of