[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2283 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2283

  To prohibit the regulation of the sale or use of tobacco or tobacco 
        products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 1995

  Mr. Payne of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
 Boucher, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Rose, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
Scott, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gordon, 
 Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ward, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
Chambliss, and Mr. Peterson of Florida) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the regulation of the sale or use of tobacco or tobacco 
        products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not 
regulate the sale or use of tobacco or tobacco products under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and may not take any action with 
respect to tobacco or tobacco products under the Federal Cigarette 
Labeling and Advertising Act or the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco 
Health Education Act of 1986 which was not authorized before the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Regulations.--Any regulation issued by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services relating the regulation of the sale or use of 
tobacco or tobacco products which takes effect before the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall on such date be considered as repealed.
    (c) Construction.--This Act shall not be construed as a statement 
that the Secretary of Health and Human Services had the authority to 
regulate the sale or use of tobacco or tobacco products before the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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