To prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21.

United States115th CongressHR-4273House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 10, 2017

Summary

Tobacco to 21 Act This bill prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21. The Department of Health and Human Services must enforce this prohibition by taking necessary actions including, as appropriate, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections, initiating enforcement actions for noncompliance, and establishing requirements that retailers check identification.

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S-2100: A bill to prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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