From IPCPR: "HR2 Looks to Move Smoothly Through House, Slower in Senate Congress has introduced the reauthorization of the SCHIP bill--HR2. The cigar tax proposal is as follows: 52.4 percent on large cigars (most premium cigars follow under this federal classification) with a cap of no more than 40 (forty) cents per cigar. This is far lower than the original proposal from the Senate of $10 per … Continue reading the story "2009 SCHIP Bill Introduced: $.52 cigar tax per cigar."