HR 2519
105th Congress
House
Health
Age (Law)
Alcoholism treatment
Block grants
Cigarettes
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to substance abuse programs
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Smokeless tobacco
Smoking and youth
State laws
Tobacco-Free Youth Act
Introduced: September 23, 1997
Introduced by:
DeGette, Diana
Democratic
· Colorado
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 23, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 23, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Tobacco-Free Youth Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make block grants for substance abuse prevention and treatment only to States having in effect a law barring the sale of tobacco products to individuals under age 21 (currently, age 18).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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