HR 1772
105th Congress
House
Health
Agriculture and Food
Cigarettes
Commerce
Drug abuse
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Fines (Penalties)
Government trust funds
Health education
Health surveys
Judicial review of administrative acts
Law
Smokeless tobacco
Smoking and youth
Standards
Surveys
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
NO Tobacco for Kids Act
Introduced: June 3, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 3, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 3, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
NO Tobacco for Kids Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct annual surveys to determine the number of children who used each manufacturer's tobacco products.
Requires each such manufacturer to make specified annual reductions in child tobacco use and provides penalties based upon total consumer use for failure to meet such requirements (with reductions for near compliance). Sets forth performance standards for new manufacturers. Directs that specified amounts of fiscal year penalties shall go to a Tobacco Enforcement and Education Fund in the Treasury, with any excess to go to the Treasury.
Sets forth judicial review provisions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1