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S 3178 107th Congress Senate

Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels To Save Lives Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to require warning labels for tobacco products.

Introduced: November 19, 2002 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 19, 2002
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels to Save Lives Act - Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act and the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to make it unlawful for any person to manufacture, package, or import for sale or distribution within the United States any cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products unless there is, in accordance with the specified requirements of this Act, a warning label on the upper portion of the front panel of the cigarette package (such as a carton) or on the principal display panel of the smokeless tobacco package.

Lists, in the amendments to each Act, certain statements, at least one of which a warning label on a package must contain. Specifies label requirements for advertisements. Requires the rotation of labels for both packages and advertisements in accordance with a Federal Trade Commission approved plan.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3178: Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels To Save Lives Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3178/
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"S. 3178: Stronger Tobacco Warning Labels To Save Lives Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3178/.
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S. 3178, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3178/.
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