Who it affects
- Youth and young adults
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Health departments with tobacco control programs
In committeeHealth careTobaccoYouth
PROTECT Act
H.R. 10068 · House bill · Introduced Aug. 6, 2026
The PROTECT Act would require the CDC to develop a strategy and run an initiative addressing electronic cigarette and emerging tobacco product use among youth and young adults.
At a glance
Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- The CDC must develop a strategy and run an initiative to prevent and reduce this use.
- It must study product types, use patterns, health effects, and other aspects of use.
- It must evaluate prevention and intervention approaches and develop guidance for treating young people who use these products.
- It must identify effective messages and run a national public education campaign about these products.
- It must continue funding health department tobacco control programs, including efforts addressing youth and young adult use.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D-FL)
- Introduced
- Aug. 6, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 2
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Latest action
- Aug. 6, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act or the PROTECT Act This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a strategy and carry out a specific initiative to prevent and reduce the use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products among youth and young adults. As part of the initiative, the CDC must conduct research and surveillance on types of products, patterns of use, health impacts, and other aspects of the use of such products by youth and young adults; evaluate prevention and intervention strategies and develop guidance for intervening and treating youth and young adults who use such products; identify effective messaging and communication efforts and implement a national public education campaign concerning the use of such products; and continue to fund grants for tobacco control programs in health departments, including efforts to prevent and reduce the use of such products by youth and young adults.
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