[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3457 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3457

  To prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has paid to have its 
                       tobacco product featured.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 1998

  Mr. Luther introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has paid to have its 
                       tobacco product featured.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TOBACCO COMPANIES AND MOVIES.

    No person who is engaged in the production of movies for commercial 
viewing may have any arrangement with a tobacco company under which 
such person is paid to have a tobacco product featured in the movie. No 
movie which is subject to such an arrangement may be distributed in 
interstate commerce.
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