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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Youth Prevention and Tobacco Harm Reduction Act

H.R. 1261Introduced Mar 3, 2009Policy area: Health
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Buyer R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 4, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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

29 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 29 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Brad Miller (D-NC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Mike Pence (R-IN), Thomas Perriello (D-VA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Adam Putnam (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Heath Shuler (D-NC), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), John Spratt (D-SC), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Michael Turner (R-OH), Zach Wamp (R-TN), Edward Whitfield (R-KY), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Buyer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-4 district

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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.