Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 1, 1982)
Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982 - Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Smoking and Health to inform the public of the health hazards of cigarettes. Sets forth the Office's authority and duties, including conducting research and assisting educational programs directly or through grants.
Establishes an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to be composed of representatives from the Departments of Labor and Education, the Federal Trade Commission, and any other Federal agency designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs such Committee to meet at least four times a year and names the Director of the Office of Smoking and Health as chairman.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report annually to the Congress.
Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to make it unlawful to advertise or export cigarettes without the required labeling (repeals the existing export exemption). Makes it unlawful to manufacture, package, import, or export cigarettes containing any chemical substances without the label so stating.
Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish a cigarette labeling system under which each brand of cigarettes shall bear a different specified health warning each year of a seven-year cycle. Eliminates certain congressional notification and reporting requirements.
Increases the fine for violation of such Act from $10,000 to $100,000.
Permits individual civil actions to be brought in U.S. district courts for violations of such Act. Requires a plaintiff to give 60-day notice to the FTC and the defendant. Permits intervention and consolidation. Allows the court to award attorneys fees and other costs.
What just happenedMar 12, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 12, 1982CommitteeH21000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 11, 1982CommitteeH21000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 5, 1982CommitteeH21000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 3, 1982CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 1, 1982CommitteeH19100
For Previous Action See H.R.4957.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 1, 1982IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 1, 1982IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 1982IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House