Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D MarkeySponsor

54 cosponsors · 50 D, 4 R

D Ackerman EB

D Blumenauer SBR Boehlert DC

D McNulty MMD Meehan JM

R McHugh MOD Owens JT

38 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004 - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe fire safety standards for cigarettes that, except as provided in this Act, are substantively the same as specified standards promulgated by the State of New York.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 2, 2004

Directs sponsors of testing methodologies employed under this Act to notify the Commission of any modifications in such methodologies. Authorizes the Commission to modify established fire safety standards to incorporate modifications that will enhance those standards.

Requires fire safety standards promulgated under this Act to be treated as consumer product safety standards, and directs that cigarettes shall be treated as consumer products, under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).

Precludes the preemption by this Act of the New York standard or more stringent fire safety standards for cigarettes promulgated by any State.

Makes the CPSA's private remedy provisions applicable to fire safety standards promulgated under this Act.

Denies the Commission any jurisdiction over tobacco or tobacco products except as provided in this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004

Latest action (Apr 8, 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 2, 2004

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.