HR 4155 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004

Introduced Apr 2, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Edward J. Markey D-MA

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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.

  1. IntroducedApr 2, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MABarney FrankOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MIBart StupakOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalApr 2, 2004
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalApr 2, 2004
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NJRush HoltOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 2, 2004
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalApr 2, 2004
D-WAJim McDermottApr 30, 2004
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 5, 2004
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 5, 2004
D-CAMichael M. HondaMay 5, 2004
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 11, 2004
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 11, 2004
D-TXNick LampsonMay 11, 2004
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMay 11, 2004
D-NYEliot L. EngelMay 17, 2004
D-IALeonard L. BoswellMay 17, 2004
R-NYJohn M. McHughMay 18, 2004
D-NYMajor R. OwensMay 18, 2004
D-MAJohn F. TierneyJun 3, 2004
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezJun 21, 2004
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 23, 2004
D-FLPeter DeutschJul 22, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 2, 2004
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Referred Apr 8, 2004

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 8, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
  2. Apr 2, 2004Introduced in House
  3. Apr 2, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E534)
  4. Apr 2, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E534Edward J. Markey D-MAApr 2, 2004

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2643Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004Related billJul 13, 2004

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2004

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 2, 2004Introduced in House

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