S 2974
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
PROTECT Act
Introduced: October 7, 2021
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Became law
Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act or the PROTECT Act
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a strategy and carry out a specific initiative to prevent and reduce the use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products among youth and young adults.
As part of the initiative, the CDC must
- conduct research and surveillance on types of products, patterns of use, health impacts, and other aspects of the use of such products by youth and young adults;
- evaluate prevention and intervention strategies and develop guidance for intervening and treating youth and young adults who use such products;
- identify effective messaging and communication efforts and implement a national public education campaign concerning the use of such products; and
- continue to fund grants for tobacco control programs in health departments, including efforts to prevent and reduce the use of such products by youth and young adults.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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