To encourage States to enact laws to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18.
Youth Tobacco Possession Prevention Act - Awards a State five additional points for each application to the Department of Health and Human Services for a competitive health-related grant if, before 2006, it enacts and implements a law prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 18. Specifies penalties for possession (including fines, completion of a tobacco education or cessation program, tobacco-related community service, and driver's license suspension), sale, or distribution, increasing penalties for repeated offenses. Mandates parental notification.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E575)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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