H.R. 2339Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020

2 recorded actions193 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Frank Pallone, Jr. [D-NJ-06]
Cosponsors: 126 · 124 Democrats · 2 Republicans
Policy area: Health
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Finance Committee
Latest action: Mar 2, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

IntroducedApr 18, 2019
Passed the HouseFeb 28, 2020
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020

This bill revises requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens).

Among other requirements, the bill

requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement regulations to require color graphics on the labeling of cigarette packages, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking;
requires the FDA to apply regulations on tobacco products to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes;
generally prohibits the retail online sale of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems;
prohibits flavors other than tobacco in a tobacco product;
prohibits the use of flavored products in an electronic nicotine delivery system, except in specified circumstances;
increases the user fees that the FDA collects from manufacturers and importers;
directs the FDA to regulate products containing nicotine not made or derived from tobacco plants (including nicotine from chemical synthesis, recombinant genetic technology, or extraction from non-tobacco plants);
imposes an excise tax on nicotine that has been extracted, concentrated, or synthesized;
provides funding through FY2025 to support public education regarding tobacco regulation, public awareness regarding the harms associated with tobacco use, outreach to medically underserved communities regarding tobacco-use prevention and cessation, research grants related to tobacco-use prevention and cessation, and grants to health centers for tobacco-use cessation treatment;
establishes and provides funding through FY2025 for a demonstration grant program to develop strategies for smoking cessation (including of the use of menthol-flavored tobacco products) in medically underserved communities;
beginning in 2024, waives coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal-cancer screening tests;
specifies that a health insurance plan may still be treated, for certain tax-deduction purposes, as a high-deductible plan even if it does not have a deductible for certain inhalers or nebulizers;
exempts certain cigars from premarket review requirements;
increases civil penalties for certain violations of restrictions on the sale of tobacco products; and
requires the Government Accountability Office to study e-cigarettes.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2339 as passed House on Feb 28, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Feb 28, 2020Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveFeb 28, 2020

How every member votedHouse roll call 78

House Feb 28, 2020 · the primary vote

On Passage

Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019

Passed

213 Yea 195 Nay 22 not voting

Party-line vote 23 of 408 voting members broke with their own party: 18 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

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All members430 members

Democratic233 members

Republican197 members

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Cosponsors126 · 124 Democrats · 2 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2339 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 233970 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2339 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

RAI SERVICES COMPANYfiled by RANDALL DAVIS ASSOCIATES LLC, THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC, RAI SERVICES COMPANY, GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, ADUSTON CONSULTING, LLC, HECHT LATHAM SPENCER & ASSOCIATES, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS HECHT SPENCER & ASSOC, HR STRATEGIES LLC, RUHLEN STRATEGIES, LLC, ROWLAND STRATEGY GROUP LLC

Tobacco · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Economics/Economic Development · Health Issues +4 more53 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCfiled by FORBES-TATE, SUSAN PLATT, MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC, POLARIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC, AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, THEGROUP DC, LLC, CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC, THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Budget/Appropriations · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Health Issues · Tobacco +4 more23 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUNDfiled by NVG, LLC, CLYBURN CONSULTING, LLC

Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Medicare/Medicaid · Tobacco16 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.filed by JAKE PERRY + PARTNERS, DOTCHIN & ASSOCIATES, LLCIts PAC: Cigar-PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Tobacco · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code14 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

CIGAR RIGHTS OF AMERICAfiled by K&L GATES, LLP, DININO ASSOCIATES, LLC, CIGAR RIGHTS OF AMERICAIts PAC: Cigar Rights of America PAC

Tobacco14 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

RAI SERVICES COMPANY (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RJ REYNOLDS)filed by KING & SPALDING LLP

Tobacco10 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH

Health Issues9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONfiled by AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, THE NICKLES GROUP, LLCIts PAC: American Dental Association PAC

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Immigration · Health Issues · Education +13 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Retirement · Education · Agriculture · Transportation +8 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS' RIGHTS

Government Issues · Tobacco8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

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