Key Votes
S Amdt 2438 - Underage Tobacco Usage amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Chris Dodd voted Nay (Tabling Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
- June 4, 1998 Senate Amendment Not Tabled
- June 4, 1998 Senate Amendment Adopted
- May 21, 1998 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Not Tabled (Senate) (29-66) - June 4, 1998 (Key vote)
Title: Underage Tobacco Usage amendment
Vote to table an amendment that attempts to strengthen provisions requiring tobacco companies to meet targeted reductions in youth smoking.
- Requires the Secretary to conduct annual performance surveys measuring use of cigarette and smokeless tobacco products among children ages 12 to 18.
- Sets a 10 year child smoking reduction target at 67 percent.
- Sets a maximum penalty of $2.2 billion for failure of tobacco companies to meet set reduction targets among children using their projects.
NOTE: A SENATOR MAY MOVE TO TABLE ANY PENDING LEGISLATION, THUS HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION. A "YEA" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION, AND A "NAY" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION. TABLING MOTIONS ARE OFTEN USED TO KILL LEGISLATION.
Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) - June 4, 1998
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - May 21, 1998
Title: Underage Tobacco Usage amendment
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- John H. Chafee (RI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Susan M. Collins (ME - R)
- Kent Conrad (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas A. 'Tom' Daschle (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' DeWine (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas 'Tom' Harkin (IA - D)
- Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy Sr. (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Francis 'Jack' Reed (RI - D)
- Olympia Jean Snowe (ME - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Wyden (OR - D)
