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To restrict the Food and Drug Administration from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law.

Introduced: February 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 13, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits, if a State has a law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18 or 19, the Food and Drug Administration from taking enforcement action against a cigarette and smokeless tobacco products retailer for the sale of such items in that State if the sale is a face-to-face transaction conducted in accordance with State law.

What's happening now February 24, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 5, 1997
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 10, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 768: To restrict the Food and Drug Administration from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-768/
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"H.R. 768: To restrict the Food and Drug Administration from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-768/.
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H.R. 768, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-768/.
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