H.R. 768105th CongressHouse Bill

Prohibits, if a State has a law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18 or 19…

Official title: To restrict the Food and Drug Administration from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law.

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Prohibits, if a State has a law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18 or 19, the Food and Drug Administration from taking enforcement action against a cigarette and smokeless tobacco products retailer for the sale of such items in that State if the sale is a face-to-face transaction conducted in accordance with State law.

Introduced Feb 13, 1997
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Ray LaHood

Republican

U.S. Representative · IL-18

Bipartisan — 40 cosponsors (9 D, 31 R)

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