Cigarette Safety Act of 1984 - Establishes an Interagency Committee on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety which shall direct, oversee, and review the work of the Technical Study Group on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety (established by this Act) and make policy recommendations to Congress as it deems appropriate.
Establishes the Technical Study Group on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety to undertake studies and other activities necessary to determine the technical and commercial feasibility, economic impact, and other consequences of developing cigarettes and little cigars that will have a minimum propensity to ignite upholstered furniture or mattresses.
Requires the Committee to submit a status report to Congress within one year after the date of enactment of this Act and a final technical report, prepared by the Study Group, not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
Terminates the Committee and the Study Group one month after submission of such reports.
Declares that any information provided to the Committee or the Study Group which is designated as trade secret or confidential information shall be treated as such and shall not be revealed. Permits the use of any such information in the required reports to Congress.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-854.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Approved for reporting with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth under the authority of the order of May 11, 84 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth under the authority of the order of May 11, 84 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 932.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Consumer Product Safety Commission.
By Senator Roth from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 98-597.
By Senator Roth from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 98-597.
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 1880 as an amendment.
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 1880 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
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