United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3935 (105th)
Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998
Introduced
21 May 1998
Last action
5 June 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Sponsors
Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1998 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate within a specified time a fire safety standard for cigarettes, including a prohibition on stockpiling standard-exempt cigarettes. Prohibits the manufacture or import of cigarettes not in compliance with such standard. Authorizes a person adversely affected by such standard to file a petition for judicial review within a specified time period.
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Timeline
21 May 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 1998
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E931)
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 June 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 May 1998 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3935
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3935
- us · 105-hr-3935 · source updated 21 August 2025