Skip to main content
HR 1130 106th Congress House

Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1999

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

Introduced: July 13, 1999 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureCigarettesConsumer Product Safety CommissionDrug abuse
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Emergency ManagementEvidence (Law)Fire preventionForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsImport restrictionsIndependent regulatory commissionsJudicial review of administrative actsLawProduct safetyStandards
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Mar 16, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 16, 1999
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action April 7, 1999

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1999 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a fire safety standard for cigarettes, including a prohibition on stockpiling cigarettes to which such standard will not apply. 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 14
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 9, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 1, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 13, 1999
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 17, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 15, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 10, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 1999
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 12, 1999
QUINN, JACK
· May 12, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 6, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 4, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 16, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 16, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 16, 1999
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1130: Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1130/
MLA
"H.R. 1130: Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1130/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1130, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1130/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1130: Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1999](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1130/)
Report a problem