House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to remove the special treatment accorded tobacco and tobacco products under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Bates D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 12, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 1987 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 15 Democrats
3 of 18 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Michael Andrews (D-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), James Hansen (R-UT), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Sander Levin (D-MI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), James Oberstar (D-MN), James Scheuer (D-NY), Gerry Sikorski (D-MN), Michael Synar (D-OK), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Robert Whittaker (R-KS), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Bates.
- H.J.Res. 347 (100th) A joint resolution recognizing the identical plaques initiated by Sami Bandak, created by Margareta Hennix and Ginvanni Bizzini, and…
- H.R. 3133 (100th) Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 1988
- H.Res. 532 (100th) A resolution to express a sense of outrage toward Iraq for its usage of poison gas toward the Kurdish minority.
- H.R. 2036 (100th) Stratospheric Ozone Protection Act of 1987
- H.R. 3241 (100th) Equal Opportunity for Medical Licensure and Reciprocity Act of 1987
- H.R. 5031 (100th) Rural Electrification Administration Lending Assistance Improvements Act of 1988
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.