A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
This bill would ban all smoking and vaping - including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes, and vape pens - in every Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility. It directly affects veterans, patients, staff, contractors, and visitors using or working at VHA locations like medical centers, clinics, nursing homes, and outpatient facilities. The law explicitly prohibits smoking on all VHA premises, covering both traditional tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems. The bill amends existing law to implement this comprehensive ban across all VHA-operated facilities under Department of Veterans Affairs jurisdiction.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 29, 2023
Last action Jul 12, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jul 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1054-1055)
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
Co
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
Co
Thomas R. Carper
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Kaine
DDemocratic
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