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US S2768

US S2768
Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019


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Introduced
10/31/2019
In Committee
10/31/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on Amtrak trains. This bill prohibits smoking on board National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) trains, including smoking electronic cigarettes.

AI Summary

This bill amends Title 49 of the United States Code to prohibit smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes, on Amtrak trains. Specifically, the bill requires Amtrak to ban smoking on all of its trains starting from the date of the bill's enactment. The bill also defines "electronic cigarette" as a device that delivers nicotine or other substances to a user in the form of a vapor that is inhaled to simulate the experience of smoking.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 10/31/2019)

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