HR 3935
105th Congress
House
Commerce
Administrative procedure
Cigarettes
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Drug abuse
Emergency Management
Evidence (Law)
Fire prevention
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Import restrictions
Independent regulatory commissions
Judicial review of administrative acts
Law
Product safety
Standards
Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998
Introduced: May 21, 1998
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
May 21, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 21, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E931)
May 21, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate within a specified time a fire safety standard for cigarettes, including a prohibition on stockpiling standard-exempt cigarettes. Prohibits the manufacture or import of cigarettes not in compliance with such standard. Authorizes a person adversely affected by such standard to file a petition for judicial review within a specified time period.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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