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PREVENT Act of 2020

10/28/2022, 1:46 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3096

Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers Act of 2020 (or the PREVENT Act of 2020)

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a grant program to prevent the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes) among students in middle and high schools. To support the program, the Food and Drug Administration must collect user fees from manufacturers and importers of electronic nicotine delivery systems.

Current Status of Bill S 3096

Bill S 3096 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 18, 2019. Bill S 3096 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on December 18, 2019.  Bill S 3096's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S7159-7160) as of December 18, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3096

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3096

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Appropriations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Educational guidance
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Marketing and advertising
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- User charges and fees

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3096

PREVENT Act of 2020
PREVENT Act of 2020
Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers Act of 2020
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control Prevention to develop a program to prevent the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among students in middle and high schools, to award grants to State and local health agencies to implement such program, and for other purposes.

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