Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

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.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

Healthcare

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.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 25 June 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 June 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 July 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 1998

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 1998

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 25 June 1998

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.