II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2517 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2019 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Markey , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Reed , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Murray , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes.