3.0.0 389 2020-02-12T18:54:44Z 2020-02-12T18:54:44Z Senate S S 2005-02-15 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-15T22:36:12Z Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2005 109 1850 HR 2005-05-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Related bill CRS 2005-02-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1431) IntroReferral 2005-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1430-1431) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-09-06 False Commerce Administrative procedure Cigarettes Civil actions and liability Consumer Product Safety Commission Drug abuse Emergency Management Fire prevention Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Liability (Law) New York State Product safety Standards State laws Tobacco industry Commerce 00 2005-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-23T01:12:21Z Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2005 - 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.

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.

]]> Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2005 Display Title Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-15T05:00:00Z 2005-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1431) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.