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Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act

Introduced: November 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 6, 2020
Held at the desk.
Jul 6, 2020
Received in the House.
Jul 2, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 2, 2020
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4175-4176)
Jul 2, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4175-4176)
Jul 2, 2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4174-4176)
Jul 2, 2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2522)
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,424 Cornyn, John To require the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study and report on the short-term and long-term he… Agreed to Jul 2, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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;
  • requires the U.S. Postal Service to implement regulations to prohibit the mailing of these systems; and
  • requires the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the health impacts of e-cigarette use by youths and young adults.

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 July 6, 2020

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3942 Identical bill Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 10 Republican 9
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Nov 21, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Nov 7, 2019
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 7, 2019
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Oct 23, 2019
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 16, 2019
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 23, 2019
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 9, 2019
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 1, 2019
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Aug 1, 2019
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2019
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 23, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 14, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 30, 2019
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1253: Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1253/
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"S. 1253: Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1253/.
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