PROTECT Act
- Last Action
- 4/5/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-04-04Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-04-04Introduced in House
- 2019-04-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-04 (00)
Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act or the PROTECT Act
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement a campaign to reduce and prevent the use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products among youth and young adults. As part of this process, the CDC must conduct research about the types and patterns of use of such products and the corresponding health impacts of their use. The CDC also must provide grants to state agencies, local health departments, and nonprofits to further reduce the use of electronic cigarettes among young people.
Cosponsors (20)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Marketing and advertising
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