United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3162 (108th)
To require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales.
Introduced
24 September 2003
Last action
6 October 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Sponsors
Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Requires anyone engaged in the retail sales of cigarette products to place such products under or behind a counter and not out on the floor of the sales facility. Deems noncompliance to be a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibition against deceptive acts or practices.
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Timeline
24 September 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 October 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 September 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 September 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 September 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 September 2003
Sponsors
- Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3162
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3162
- us · 108-hr-3162 · source updated 7 April 2025