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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Tobacco and Nicotine Health and Safety Act of 1989

H.R. 1494Introduced Mar 20, 1989Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Whittaker R-KS
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 3, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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

27 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 19 Democrats

19 of 27 cosponsors (70%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), George Crockett (D-MI), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Paul Henry (R-MI), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Mel Levine (D-CA), Thomas Luken (D-OH), Guy Molinari (R-NY), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Wayne Owens (D-UT), Donald Ritter (R-PA), James Scheuer (D-NY), Norman Shumway (R-CA), Gerry Sikorski (D-MN), Michael Synar (D-OK), Doug Walgren (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Whittaker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress

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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.