NO VAPE Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 12, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedNov 8, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nicotine Or Vaping Access Protection and Enforcement Act of 2019 or the NO VAPE Act of 2019
This bill increases civil penalties for violating restrictions on the sale and distribution of tobacco products. The bill also requires retailers to check photographic identification to verify the age of all tobacco product purchasers, with no exceptions for older purchasers.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Nov 8, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 12, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 8, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 179, November 8, 2019, page H8741.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to increase certain civil penalties applicable to violations of certain restrictions on the sale and distribution of tobacco products, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- NO VAPE Act of 2019
- Nicotine Or Vaping Access Protection and Enforcement Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Marketing and advertising
- Photography and imaging
- Product safety and quality
- Retail and wholesale trades
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
