S. 3174 · 116th Congress
Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020
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Van Hollen8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill revises requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens).
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 9, 2020
Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
This bill revises requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens).
Among other requirements, the bill
- requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement regulations to require color graphics on the labeling of cigarette packages, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking;
- requires the FDA to apply regulations on tobacco products to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes;
- prohibits the retail online sale of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems;
- prohibits flavors other than tobacco in a tobacco product;
- prohibits the use of flavored products in an electronic nicotine delivery system, except in specified circumstances;
- increases the user fees that the FDA collects from manufacturers and importers;
- directs the FDA to regulate products containing synthetic nicotine (not made or derived from tobacco);
- establishes a demonstration grant program to develop strategies for smoking cessation in medically underserved communities;
- increases civil penalties for certain violations of restrictions on the sale of tobacco products; and
- requires the Government Accountability Office to study e-cigarettes.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020
Latest action (Jan 9, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 9, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.