HR 3942
116th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Postal service
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. Postal Service
Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act
Everywhere this bill has been
15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 2019
Received in the Senate.
Oct 28, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 28, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8491)
Oct 28, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8491)
Oct 28, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3942.
Oct 28, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8491-8493)
Oct 28, 2019
Ms. Bass moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 28, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.
Oct 28, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-260.
Oct 16, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 16, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 15, 2019
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Aug 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 24, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act
This bill revises requirements regarding the sale and delivery of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens).
Specifically, the bill
- subjects the sale and delivery of these systems to certain requirements, including tax, licensing, and labeling requirements;
- prohibits the sale and delivery of these systems to anyone under the legal age to purchase tobacco products; and
- requires the U.S. Postal Service to implement regulations to prohibit the mailing of these systems.
The bill does not apply to products approved by the Food and Drug Administration for tobacco cessation or any other therapeutic purposes.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
29
Burgess, Michael
Davis, Rodney
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Neguse, Joe
Palazzo, Steven
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
R
Reschenthaler, Guy
R
Joyce, John
D
McBath, Lucy
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
R
Guest, Michael
D
Larsen, Rick
R
Norman, Ralph
SENSENBRENNER, F.
Walorski, Jackie
D
Welch, Peter
Armstrong, Kelly
D
Beatty, Joyce
Collins, Doug
D
Correa, J. Luis
Duffy, Sean
Gallagher, Mike
R
Hill, J. French
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Raskin, Jamie
R
Wilson, Joe
R
Womack, Steve
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3942: Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3942/
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