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HR 2118 105th Congress House Environmental Protection Air pollution control Congress Congressional office buildings Courthouses Drug abuse Federal office buildings Government Operations and Politics Indoor air pollution Law Smoking

Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act

Introduced: July 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 1997
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 9 - 0.
Oct 28, 1997
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 23, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development.
Jul 8, 1997
Referred to House Oversight
Jul 8, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Jul 8, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 8, 1997
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jul 8, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1373)
Jul 8, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act - Prohibits smoking in any indoor portion of a Federal building.

What's happening now October 28, 1997

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 9 - 0.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 6, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 16, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 24, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2118: Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2118/
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"H.R. 2118: Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2118/.
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H.R. 2118, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2118/.
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