116 HR 2726 EH: Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019 U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 116th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 2726 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on Amtrak trains.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019.

2.

Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains

(a)

In general

Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

24323.

Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains

(a)

Prohibition

Beginning on the date of enactment of the Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019, Amtrak shall prohibit smoking on board Amtrak trains. (b)

Electronic Cigarettes

(1)

Inclusion

The use of an electronic cigarette shall be treated as smoking for purposes of this section. (2)

Electronic cigarette defined

In this section, the term electronic cigarette means a device that delivers nicotine or other substances to a user of the device in the form of a vapor that is inhaled to simulate the experience of smoking.

. (b)

Conforming amendment

The table of sections for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains..

Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 2019.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.