Prohibits smoking on the premises of any Veterans Health Administration facility.
Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
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This bill prohibits smoking on the premises of any Veterans Health Administration facility. The bill defines smoking as the use of cigarettes, cigars, and pipes (i.e., the heating or combustion of tobacco), as well as the use of any electronic nicotine delivery system.
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Who introduced this
Richard Durbin
DemocratU.S. Senator · IL
3 cosponsors — mostly Democrats
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