[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2094 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2094

    To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or 
possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court to 
  enjoin violations of that Act or to enforce the laws of such State, 
territory, or possession with respect to such violations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 1999

 Mr. Ehrlich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or 
possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court to 
  enjoin violations of that Act or to enforce the laws of such State, 
territory, or possession with respect to such violations, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``State Responsible Alcohol Access 
Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS PROHIBITING SHIPMENTS OF ALCOHOL.

    The Act of March 1, 1913 (commonly referred to as the ``Webb-Kenyon 
Act''), and section 202(b) of the Liquor Law Repeal and Enforcement Act 
(27 U.S.C. 122) are amended by adding at the end the following: ``Any 
State, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, or 
any place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States may bring an action in the appropriate United States 
district court, or in the case of a territory or place outside the 
United States, in an appropriate court of Federal jurisdiction, to 
enjoin the shipment or transportation of liquor in violation of this 
section or to enforce the laws of such State, the District of Columbia, 
such territory, or such place, as the case may be, with respect to such 
shipment or transportation.''.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION STUDY.

    The Federal Trade Commission shall conduct a study to determine if 
the Commission needs additional authority under section 5 of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to regulate the sale, 
marketing, and advertising of alcoholic beverages in commerce through 
all forms of remote commerce. Such study shall include an examination 
of the current state of alcoholic beverage retailing through all forms 
of remote commerce.
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