HR 3297
101th Congress
House
Families
Advertising
Cigarettes
Endorsements in advertising
Health
Sales promotion
Smoking and youth
Tobacco industry
To amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to prohibit certain methods of cigarette and little cigar advertisement and promotion.
Introduced: September 19, 1989
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sep 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 19, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling Advertising Act to make unlawful cigarette and little cigar advertisements which appear in publications with readerships primarily under age 21, which suggest smoking is related to social success or sexual attraction, which depict individuals appearing to be under age 25, which depict smoking by well-known athletes, which depict smoking in association with stamina or athletic conditioning, or which depict as a smoker a celebrity having special appeal to youth. Makes it unlawful to distribute samples of cigarettes or little cigars to youth, near youth centers and schools, or at youth events.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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