A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits smoking on the premises of any Veterans Health Administration facility. The bill defines smoking as the use of cigarettes, cigars, and pipes (i.e., the heating or combustion of tobacco), as well as the use of any electronic nicotine delivery system.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 14, 2021
Last action Jun 14, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jun 14, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S4521)
upper
Jun 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
Co
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
Co
Thomas R. Carper
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Kaine
DDemocratic
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