Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2005
Latest action · May 13, 2005 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 26, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2005 - 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 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2005 to May 3, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jun 28, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | May 3, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2005 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Apr 26, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 389 | Cigarette Fire Safety Act of 2005 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2005 |
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 2005
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 26, 2005Introduced in House
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