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HR 3942 101th Congress House

Smoke-Free Schools Act of 1990

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out certain activities to reduce the incidence of the smoking of tobacco among students.

Introduced: February 5, 1990 See on congress.gov
Education Federal aid to educationHealth educationSchoolsSmoking and youthState laws
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Feb 28, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Feb 28, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Feb 5, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 5, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smoke-Free Schools Act of 1990 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993 for the Secretary of Education to make incentive grants to establish smoke-free schools. Requires States, as a condition for receiving such grants, to enact and enforce certain types of legislation for smoke-free schools.

Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to include anti-tobacco education and smoke-free schools.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 5, 1990
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 5, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 5, 1990
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"H.R. 3942: Smoke-Free Schools Act of 1990." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3942/.
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