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S 142 114th Congress Senate

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to require special packaging for liquid nicotine containers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-116.
Jan 28, 2016
Signed by President.
Jan 19, 2016
Presented to President.
Jan 11, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 11, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H227)
Jan 11, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H227)
Jan 11, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 142.
Jan 11, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H227-229)
Jan 11, 2016
Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 11, 2015
Held at the desk.
Dec 11, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 11, 2015
Received in the House.
Dec 10, 2015
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2015
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8614)
Dec 10, 2015
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8613-8614; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8613)
Apr 13, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-12.
Apr 13, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.
Feb 26, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 8, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S107-108; text of measure as introduced: CR S108)
Jan 8, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,925 – To amend the title. Agreed to Dec 10, 2015
SAMDT 2,924 – In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 10, 2015
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 Latest action January 28, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-116.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill requires any nicotine provided in a liquid nicotine container sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States to be packaged in accordance with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC's) standards and testing procedures for special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from. The requirement must be treated as a standard for the special packaging of a household substance under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970.

"Liquid nicotine container" is defined to: (1) include a package from which nicotine in a solution or other form is accessible through normal and foreseeable use by a consumer and that is used to hold soluble nicotine in any concentration; and (2) exclude a sealed, pre-filled, and disposable container of nicotine in a solution or other form in which such container is inserted directly into an electronic cigarette, electronic nicotine delivery system, or other similar product, if the nicotine in the container is inaccessible through customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion or other contact by children.

The bill applies to any form of chemical nicotine, including any salt or complex, regardless of whether the chemical is naturally or synthetically derived.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must consult with the CPSC if HHS maintains, enforces, imposes, or continues in effect any packaging requirement for liquid nicotine containers, including a child-resistant packaging requirement.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1375 Identical bill Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015
  • HR 3242 Related bill Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12 Republican 2
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Dec 8, 2015
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Aug 5, 2015
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 21, 2015
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 17, 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jan 8, 2015
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 142: Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-142/
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