United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4159 (105th)
To amend section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act to waive sanctions against a State that provides for drivers'-license-related sanctions for minors who purchase or possess tobacco products for personal consumption.
Introduced
25 June 1998
Last action
9 July 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sponsors
Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Amends the Public Health Service Act to waive Federal sanctions for a State that does not comply with certain block grant requirements for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services, if the State satisfactorily demonstrates that it has enacted for minors who purchase or possess tobacco products for personal consumption drivers'-license-related sanctions which: (1) delay by at least two months the minimum qualifying age to obtain such a license; and (2) suspend driving privileges for a period of at least two months for a minor with such a license.
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Timeline
25 June 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 July 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 June 1998 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4159
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4159
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