1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act

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United States federal statute public health law

The 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened cigarette labeling requirements and banned cigarette advertising on television and radio to reduce smoking-related health risks.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act	2
1969 Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Amendments	1
Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ public health law ⓘ
addresses	health risks of cigarette smoking ⓘ public exposure to cigarette advertising ⓘ
aimsTo	discourage cigarette consumption ⓘ inform consumers about health risks of smoking ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ⓘ surface form: 1969 Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Amendments
amends	1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act ⓘ surface form: Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965
bans	cigarette advertising on radio ⓘ cigarette advertising on television ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effectiveDate	November 1, 1970 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementBy	federal agencies of the United States ⓘ
focusesOn	consumer protection ⓘ smoking and health ⓘ
historicalContext	expansion of federal regulation of tobacco in the late 1960s ⓘ
intendedEffect	increase public awareness of smoking dangers ⓘ reduce exposure of minors to cigarette advertising ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	commercial speech regulation ⓘ public health regulation ⓘ
mediaCovered	radio ⓘ television ⓘ
policyType	advertising ban ⓘ health warning regulation ⓘ
presidentAtSigning	Richard Nixon ⓘ
purpose	to reduce smoking-related health risks ⓘ to restrict cigarette advertising ⓘ to strengthen cigarette labeling requirements ⓘ
regulates	cigarette advertising on broadcast media ⓘ cigarette manufacturers ⓘ
relatedTo	tobacco advertising regulation in the United States ⓘ tobacco control policy in the United States ⓘ
requires	conspicuous health warning labels ⓘ stronger health warnings on cigarette packages ⓘ
scope	interstate commerce in cigarettes ⓘ
shortTitle	1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
signedBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
subjectMatter	cigarette advertising ⓘ cigarette labeling ⓘ tobacco control ⓘ
typeOfWarning	mandatory health warning on cigarette packages ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1969 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act → alsoKnownAs → 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1969 Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Amendments

1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act → amendedBy → 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969

Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health → ledTo → 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ⓘ

91st United States Congress → passed → 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act

1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act → shortTitle → 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act