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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act

Plain summary

Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act This bill revises requirements regarding the sale and delivery of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens). Specifically, the bill subjects the sale and delivery of these systems to certain requirements, including tax, licensing, and labeling requirements; prohibits the sale and delivery of these systems to anyone under the legal age to purchase tobacco products; requires the U.S. Postal Service to implement regulations to prohibit the mailing of these systems; and requires the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the health impacts of e-cigarette use by youths and young adults. The bill does not apply to products approved by the Food and Drug Administration for tobacco cessation or any other therapeutic purposes.

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Official text

Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 27 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), John Boozman (R-AR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jack Reed (D-RI), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1253.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s1253 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116