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HR 2779 102th Congress House

Cigarette Export Labeling Act

Official title: To make exports of cigarettes and the advertising of cigarettes abroad subject to the same restrictions on labeling and advertising of cigarettes as apply to t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To make exports of cigarettes and the advertising of cigarettes abroad subject to the same restrictions on labeling and advertising of cigarettes as apply to the sale or distribution and advertising of cigarettes in the United States.

Introduced: June 26, 1991 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AdvertisingCigarettesConsumer educationExport controls
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Jul 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 9, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jun 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 26, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 15, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cigarette Export Labeling Act - Requires cigarettes being exported to bear the Surgeon General's warnings required by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act. Makes it unlawful to advertise abroad any cigarette without the Surgeon General's warnings required by the Act.

Repeals provisions of the Act exempting from the warning requirements cigarettes for: (1) export; or (2) delivery to a vessel or aircraft for consumption beyond the jurisdiction of U.S. internal revenue laws.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 16, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 16, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 11, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 26, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2779: Cigarette Export Labeling Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2779/
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