PROTECT Act

3.0.0 2974 2023-01-01T23:49:20Z 2023-01-01T23:49:20Z Senate S 2021-10-07 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-10-07T21:05:25Z PROTECT Act 117 5546 HR 2021-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-10-07 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-10-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-10-07 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-10-07 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2021-10-07 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-10-07 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2022-06-16 False Health Health

00 2021-10-07 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-11T16:29:46Z Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act or the PROTECT Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a strategy and carry out a specific initiative to prevent and reduce the use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products among youth and young adults.

As part of the initiative, the CDC must

conduct research and surveillance on types of products, patterns of use, health impacts, and other aspects of the use of such products by youth and young adults;
evaluate prevention and intervention strategies and develop guidance for intervening and treating youth and young adults who use such products;
identify effective messaging and communication efforts and implement a national public education campaign concerning the use of such products; and
continue to fund grants for tobacco control programs in health departments, including efforts to prevent and reduce the use of such products by youth and young adults.

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PROTECT Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title PROTECT Act Short Title(s) as Introduced PROTECT Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2974is/xml/BILLS-117s2974is.xml 2021-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.