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HR 2094 106th Congress House

State Responsible Alcohol Access Enforcement Act

Official title: To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court to enjoin violations of that… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court to enjoin violations of that Act or to enforce the laws of such State, territory, or possesion with respect to such violations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 14, 1999 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AdvertisingAgriculture and FoodAlcoholic beverage controlAlcoholic beverage industry
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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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Jun 17, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Jun 9, 1999
Introduced in House
Jun 9, 1999
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action August 3, 1999

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Responsible Alcohol Access Enforcement Act - Amends the Webb-Kenyon Act and provisions of the Liquor Law Repeal and Enforcement Act to authorize any State, the District of Columbia, any U.S. territory, and any place noncontiguous to but subject to U.S. jurisdiction to bring an action in the appropriate U.S. district court (or in the case of a place outside the United States, in an appropriate court of Federal jurisdiction) to enjoin the shipment or transportation of liquor in violation of either Act or to enforce the laws of such State, District, territory, or place with respect to such shipment or transportation.

Directs the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study to determine if it needs additional authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act to regulate the sale, marketing, and advertising of alcoholic beverages in commerce through all forms of remote commerce. Directs that such study include an examination of the current state of alcoholic beverage retailing through all forms of remote commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jun 14, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 14, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 14, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 14, 1999
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 14, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 14, 1999
TURNER, JIM
· Jun 14, 1999
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 14, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2094: State Responsible Alcohol Access Enforcement Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2094/
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