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HR 4981 107th Congress House

Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002

Official title: To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes.

Introduced: June 25, 2002 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative procedureCigarettesConsumer Product Safety CommissionDrug abuse
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Emergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionEvidence (Law)Fire preventionForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkImport restrictionsIndependent regulatory commissionsLawProduct safetyStandardsTobacco industry
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jun 20, 2002
Introduced in House
Jun 20, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action July 16, 2002

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe a consumer product fire safety standard to reduce the risk of fire from cigarettes.

Prescribes testing methodology. Authorizes the Commission to regulate the ignition propensity of cigarette paper for roll-your-own tobacco products when it sets such standards.

Instructs the Commission to include in such standard a proscription against the stockpiling of cigarettes to which the fire safety standards will apply.

Denies the Commission any jurisdiction over tobacco or tobacco products.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 25, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4981: Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4981/
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"H.R. 4981: Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4981/.
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