House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
To prohibit the regulation of the sale or use of tobacco or tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Sponsor: Rep. L. Payne D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 7, 1995
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 18, 1995 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and 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
23 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 11 Democrats
12 of 23 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Bob Clement (D-TN), James Clyburn (D-SC), Howard Coble (R-NC), David Funderburk (R-NC), Bart Gordon (D-TN), W. Hefner (D-NC), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Pete Peterson (D-FL), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Charles Rose (D-NC), Robert Scott (D-VA), John Spratt (D-SC), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Charles Taylor (R-NC), Mike Ward (D-KY), Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. L. Payne.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.