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HR 3935 105th Congress House

Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998

Official title: To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 5, 1998 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureCigarettesConsumer Product Safety CommissionDrug abuse
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Emergency ManagementEvidence (Law)Fire preventionForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsImport restrictionsIndependent regulatory commissionsJudicial review of administrative actsLawProduct safetyStandards
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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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
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 Latest action June 5, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 5, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 5, 1998
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 5, 1998
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 5, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3935: Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3935/
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"H.R. 3935: Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3935/.
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H.R. 3935, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3935/.
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