A Democratic bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act, or the PROTECT Act. It requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative. The initiative includes conducting research on youth and young adult use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products. It also involves developing guidance for health care providers and schools, identifying prevention and cessation strategies, and implementing educational campaigns. Additionally, the bill provides funding through cooperative agreements to health departments and Tribal organizations. It authorizes $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out this section.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +8
Would children be better off under this?
The bill aims to prevent tobacco and e-cigarette addiction among youth.
- Scored +8
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
The bill targets research and prevention specifically for young adults.
- Scored +7
Would students be better off under this?
The bill provides resources and guidance for schools to help students with tobacco cessation.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Research on Youth E-Cigarette Use: Section 317W(a)(1) mandates conducting research on youth and young adult use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products, including product types, patterns, marketing strategies, and nicotine dependence, which could help officials better understand and address the issue.
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Guidance for Health Care Providers and Schools: Section 317W(a)(3) requires developing and disseminating guidance for health care providers, schools, and other entities on intervening with and treating youth and young adults who use electronic cigarettes and other emerging tobacco products.
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Improved Access to Cessation Services: Section 317W(a)(4) focuses on identifying promising strategies to prevent and reduce use, develop new cessation strategies, and improve access to and delivery of tobacco cessation services for youth and young adults, including technology-delivered services.
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Public Education Campaigns: Section 317W(a)(6) involves developing and implementing a campaign to reduce tobacco initiation and use by youth and young adults and to educate the public about associated harms and culturally competent intervention strategies.
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Funding for State, Local, and Tribal Health Departments: Section 317W(a)(7) continues to provide funding through cooperative agreements to health departments and Tribal organizations for preventing and reducing youth and young adult use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products, and for improving access to cessation strategies.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Authorization of Appropriations: Section 317W(d) authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out this section, which places a financial cost on the public.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — The bill aims to prevent tobacco and e-cigarette addiction among youth. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill targets research and prevention specifically for young adults. Would students be better off under this? — The bill provides resources and guidance for schools to help students with tobacco cessation. Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill includes funding for Tribal organizations to address youth tobacco use.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill specifically funds research into nicotine delivery and e-cigarette health impacts.
- Healthcare
- Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill authorizes significant funding for research into e-cigarette use and health impacts.
- 8/6/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Mark DeSaulnierDemocrat · California
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · Illinois