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H.R. 281 (96th)

Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1979

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Introduced

15 January 1979

Last action

15 January 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32], Rep. Atkinson, Eugene V. [D-PA-25], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6], Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. McKay, K. Gunn [D-UT-1], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

2 September 2025

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Summary

Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1979 - Makes it unlawful, under the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, for any person to manufacture, import, or package for sale or distribution within the United States any cigarettes the package of which: (1) fails to bear the required health warning statement; and (2) fails to bear a statement of the tar and nicotine content of each cigarette in such package, as determined by the Federal Trade Commission. States that it shall be unlawful for any person to disseminate or cause to be disseminated any cigarette advertisement which fails to contain the required statements and which is either disseminated by United States mails or in commerce or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase in, or have an effect upon, commerce of cigarettes. Requires cigarettes for export to contain the required statements in the language of the country to which such package is exported.

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Timeline

  1. 15 January 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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