Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002

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Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 2002 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe a consumer product fire safety standard to reduce the risk of fire from cigarettes. Prescribes testing methodology. Authorizes the Commission to regulate the ignition propensity of cigarette paper for roll-your-own tobacco products when it sets such standards. Instructs the Commission to include in such standard a proscription against the stockpiling of cigarettes to which the fire safety standards will apply. Denies the Commission any jurisdiction over tobacco or tobacco products.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 June 2002

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  Introduced in House · EN · 20 June 2002

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 June 2002

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