House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-31
To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Became law on Jun 22, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Waxman D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2009
- Committee actionMar 4, 2009
- Passed HouseApr 2, 2009 · 298–112
- Passed SenateJun 11, 2009 · 79–17
- Resolving differencesJun 12, 2009
- To the PresidentJun 16, 2009
- Became lawJun 22, 2009
Latest action: Jun 22, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-31.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1256.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” on March 16, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 16, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41171
- CBO publication date
- March 16, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” on March 16, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 16, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41171
- CBO publication date
- March 16, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” on March 24, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 18, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20524
- CBO publication date
- March 24, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” on March 24, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 18, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20524
- CBO publication date
- March 24, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” on April 13, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on April 2, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 13, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20571
- CBO publication date
- April 13, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” on April 13, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on April 2, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 13, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20571
- CBO publication date
- April 13, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” on August 25, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 12, 2009 and signed by the President on June 22, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 25, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41225
- CBO publication date
- August 25, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” on August 25, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 12, 2009 and signed by the President on June 22, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 25, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41225
- CBO publication date
- August 25, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 111-58,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 111-58,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 26, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/58
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/58 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1256, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
761df1bfb8992cf190ebb7fc669f27ebf10ab2448f86328d9afec655bd7a1960
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1256, last updated January 21, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
178 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 163 Democrats
15 of 178 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Carney (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA) and 148 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.