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Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1997

Introduced: June 3, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jun 3, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 3, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5256-5257)
Jun 3, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the responsible entity for each public facility to prohibit smoking in the facility and on facility property in the immediate vicinity of the facility entrance. Allows designated smoking areas if: (1) the area is ventilated in accordance with certain specifications; (2) nonsmoking individuals do not have to enter the area for any purpose; and (3) children under 15 are prohibited from entering.

Allows an action to enforce this Act by any aggrieved person, any State or local government agency, or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Allows injunctions and civil monetary penalties, but prohibits the award of damages of any kind.

Defines "public facility" as any building regularly entered by ten or more individuals at least one day per week, except for any building or portion thereof regularly used for residential purposes.

Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit smoking in an aircraft in scheduled interstate, intrastate, or foreign flights.

What's happening now June 3, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1771 Identical bill Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 3, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 826: Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-826/
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"S. 826: Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-826/.
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S. 826, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-826/.
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