Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004
Latest action · Apr 8, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004 - Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prescribe fire safety standards for cigarettes that, except as provided in this Act, are substantively the same as specified standards promulgated by the State of New York.
Directs sponsors of testing methodologies employed under this Act to notify the Commission of any modifications in such methodologies. Authorizes the Commission to modify established fire safety standards to incorporate modifications that will enhance those standards.
Requires fire safety standards promulgated under this Act to be treated as consumer product safety standards, and directs that cigarettes shall be treated as consumer products, under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).
Precludes the preemption by this Act of the New York standard or more stringent fire safety standards for cigarettes promulgated by any State.
Makes the CPSA's private remedy provisions applicable to fire safety standards promulgated under this Act.
Denies the Commission any jurisdiction over tobacco or tobacco products except as provided in this Act.
Cosponsors 54
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2004 to Jul 22, 2004, with 38 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Apr 2, 2004Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Apr 2, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E534)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2643 | Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004 | Related bill | Jul 13, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative procedure
- Cigarettes
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Drug abuse
- Emergency Management
- Fire prevention
- Government Operations and Politics
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Law
- Liability (Law)
- New York State
- Product safety
- Standards
- State laws
- Tobacco industry
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2004Introduced in House
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