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HR 2411 116th Congress House Health Child health Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Retail and wholesale trades

Tobacco to 21 Act

Introduced: October 8, 2019 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tobacco to 21 Act

This bill prohibits the sale of tobacco products to (1) anyone under the age of 21, or (2) anyone under the age of 30 without photo identification of the purchaser's age.

The Food and Drug Administration must enforce this prohibition by, for example, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections, and initiating enforcement actions for noncompliance.

The bill establishes penalties for violations.

What's happening now May 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1258 Identical bill Tobacco to 21 Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 92
All 92 Democratic 41 Republican 11
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Dec 19, 2019
Napolitano, Grace
· Dec 9, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Nov 22, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 22, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Nov 22, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Oct 31, 2019
Spanberger, Abigail
· Oct 31, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 23, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Oct 23, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· Oct 23, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Oct 16, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Oct 16, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 8, 2019
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Oct 8, 2019
McKinley, David
· Oct 8, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Oct 8, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Oct 8, 2019
Trone, David
· Oct 8, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 16, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Sep 16, 2019
Kilmer, Derek
· Sep 16, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 16, 2019
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Aug 16, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Aug 16, 2019
Graves, Tom
· Aug 16, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Aug 16, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Aug 16, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Aug 16, 2019
Wexton, Jennifer
· Aug 16, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Jul 24, 2019
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 24, 2019
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 24, 2019
CHABOT, STEVE
· Jul 24, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 24, 2019
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jul 24, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 24, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2411: Tobacco to 21 Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2411/
MLA
"H.R. 2411: Tobacco to 21 Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2411/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2411, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2411/.
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[H.R. 2411: Tobacco to 21 Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2411/)
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