S. 142 · 114th Congress · enacted
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-116.
Latest official action 2016-01-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires any nicotine provided in a liquid nicotine container sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States to be packaged in accordance with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC's) standards and testing procedures for special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from. The requirement must be treated as a standard for the special packaging of a household substance under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970. "Liquid nicotine container" is defined to: (1) include a package from which nicotine in a solution or other form is accessible through normal and foreseeable use by a consumer and that is used to hold soluble nicotine in any concentration; and (2) exclude a sealed, pre-filled, and disposable container of nicotine in a solution or other form in which such container is inserted directly into an electronic cigarette, electronic nicotine delivery system, or other similar product, if the nicotine in the container is inaccessible through customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion or oth…
Congressional Research Service · 2016-01-28
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Michael F. Bennet
Senate · CO · Democratic
$31,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Senate · NY · Democratic
$172,585PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jack Reed
Senate · RI · Democratic
$1,144,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian Schatz
Senate · HI · Democratic
$427,197PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elizabeth Warren
Senate · MA · Democratic
$18,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Hoeven
Senate · ND · Republican
$270,475PAC receipts · 2025–2026
21 of 21 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$38,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $3,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOCEANS PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOFF THE SIDELINES PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPINEAPPLE PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPURPOSE PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREV UP PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTURQUOISE PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVICTORY NOW PAC$30,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$27,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$27,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$27,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $9,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGIDDY UP PAC$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHAWAII PAC$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOOPS PAC$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPERIMETER PAC$25,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$25,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$22,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $7,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordLOBO PAC$22,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$22,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$22,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$22,250
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,450
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,750
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$22,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,000
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$20,000
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$20,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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