[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1677 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1677

    To restrict the sale of cigarettes in packages of less than 15 
                              cigarettes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1999

  Mr. Sherman (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Brown of 
 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To restrict the sale of cigarettes in packages of less than 15 
                              cigarettes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Anti `Kiddie-Pack' Act''.

SEC. 2. SMALL PACKAGES.

    Cigarettes may not be offered for sale in packages which--
            (1) contain less than 15 cigarettes; and
            (2) are offered for sale to the consumer at less than $2.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT.

    A violation of section 2 shall be considered a violation of section 
301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331).

SEC. 4. PREEMPTION.

    This Act shall not be construed as affecting the authority of the 
Food and Drug Administration with respect to tobacco products.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect upon the expiration of 180 days after 
the date of its enactment.
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