United States · Bill · S
S. 51 (98th)
Cigarette Safety Act
Introduced
26 January 1983
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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29 August 2025
Summary
Cigarette Safety Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate, within 24 months, final performance standards for cigarettes and little cigars ensuring a minimal capacity for igniting smoldering fabric fires. Authorizes the Commission to prohibit manufacturers from stockpiling such products to which such standards apply. Provides for judicial review of such standards in an appropriate U.S. court of appeals. Declares such cigarette safety standards to be subject to all remedial and penalty provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out this Act for the first three fiscal years beginning after enactment.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 January 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/51
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/51