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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To restrict the Food and Drug Administration from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law.

H.R. 768Introduced Feb 13, 1997Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Ray LaHood R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 1997 — 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

40 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 7 Democrats

9 of 40 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Howard Coble (R-NC), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), David Hobson (R-OH), Tim Holden (D-PA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Howard McKeon (R-CA), John Mica (R-FL) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ray LaHood.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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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.