Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act

Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
Other short titles	Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965
Long title	An Act to regulate the labeling of cigarettes, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Cigarette Act
Enacted by	the 89th United States Congress
Effective	January 1, 1966
Citations
Public law	89-92
Statutes at Large	79 Stat. 282
Codification
Titles amended	15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
U.S.C. sections created	15 U.S.C. ch. 36 § 1331 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 559 by Warren Magnuson (D-WA) on January 15, 1965; Committee consideration by Senate Commerce Committee, Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee; Passed the Senate on June 16, 1965 (72-5); Passed the House on June 22, 1965 (passed voice vote, in lieu of H.R. 3014); Reported by the joint conference committee on July 1, 1965; agreed to by the Senate on July 6, 1965 (passed voice vote) and by the House on July 13, 1965 (293-110); Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 27, 1965;
Major amendments
	Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969; Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1986; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009

The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (also known as the Cigarette Act) is a comprehensive act designed to provide a set of national standards for cigarette packaging in the United States. It was amended by the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969, Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1986, and the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009. It came in conflict with California Proposition 65.

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