legislation: 96-hr-4944

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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date	url
96-hr-4944	96	hr	4944	Home Health and Safety Act of 1979	Environmental Protection	1979-07-24	1979-07-24	Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.	House	Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11]	IN	D	J000033	1	Home Health and Safety Act of 1979 - Prohibits manufacturers of cigarettes or little cigars for sale or distribution in commerce from adding substances which permit the continued burning of such cigarettes or little cigars if left unattended. Sets a fine of not more than $10,000 for a violation of this Act. Grants district courts jurisdiction to restrain such violations upon application by the Attorney General.	2025-09-02T13:53:41Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/4944

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