Cigars are No Safe Alternative Act

Summary

Cigars Are No Safe Alternative Act - Prohibits any person from selling or distributing a cigar to any individual under 18. Requires that cigar retailers: (1) ensure that all cigars are located in areas where customers do not have direct access; and (2) sell cigars only in face-to-face exchanges. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose restrictions on the sale, advertising, distribution, and marketing of cigars directed at youth as appropriate to limit sale to individuals 18 or over. Prohibits advertising cigars on any form of electronic communication. Directs the Secretary to encourage cigar manufacturers to end the practice of paying for, or participating in, the placement of cigars in movies and on television where a substantial segment of the audience is under 18. Mandates health warnings on the labels of cigars and cigar packaging. Requires a study and report to the Congress and the President on: (1) the health effects of occasional cigar smoking, nicotine dependence demonstrated by cigar smokers, biological uptake of toxic and carcinogenic constituents of cigars, and environmental cigar smoke exposure; and (2) the yields of tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and any other additive designated by the Secretary. Requires cigar manufacturers to report to the Secretary on those yields. Requires a study and report to the Congress and the President by the Federal Trade Commission on current cigar sales, advertising, and marketing practices. Directs the Secretary to monitor trends in youth access to and use of cigars and, if cigars are inappropriately accessible to, or becoming an attractive alternative to smoking cigarettes for, children and adolescents, to notify the Congress and make recommendations.

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Timeline

1. 5 August 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

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2. 5 August 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1554-1555)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 August 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 August 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 August 1998 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 August 1998

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  Introduced in House · EN · 5 August 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 August 1998

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Sponsors

• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
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