I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 881
To prohibit smoking in Federal buildings.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To prohibit smoking in Federal buildings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ban on Smoking in
Federal Buildings Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) environmental tobacco smoke is a cause of
lung cancer in healthy nonsmokers and is respon-
sible for acute and chronic respiratory problems and
other health impacts among sensitive populations;
(2) environmental tobacco smoke comes from
secondhand 
smoke 
exhaled 
by 
smokers 
and
sidestream smoke emitted from the burning of ciga-
rettes, cigars, and pipes;
(3) citizens of the United States spend up to 90
percent of a day indoors and, consequently, there is
a significant potential for exposure to environmental
tobacco smoke from indoor air;
(4) exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
occurs in public buildings and other indoor facilities;
and
(5) the health risks posed by environmental to-
bacco smoke exceed the risks posed by many envi-
ronmental pollutants regulated by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
SEC. 3. SMOKING PROHIBITION IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the 180th day after
the date of the enactment of this Act, smoking shall be
prohibited in any indoor portion of a Federal building and
in any other space owned or leased for use by a Federal
agency.
(b) EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUILDINGS.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services shall issue regulations, and take
such other actions as may be necessary, to institute and
enforce the prohibition contained in subsection (a) as such
prohibition applies to Federal buildings and other space
owned or leased for use by an Executive agency.
(c) JUDICIAL BRANCH BUILDINGS.—The Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
shall take such actions as may be necessary to institute
and enforce the prohibition contained in subsection (a) as
such prohibition applies to Federal buildings and other
space owned or leased for use by an establishment in the
judicial branch of the Government.
(d) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BUILDINGS.—
(1) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The House
Office Building Commission shall take such actions
as may be necessary to institute and enforce the pro-
hibition contained in subsection (a) as such prohibi-
tion applies to Federal buildings and other space
owned or leased for use by the House of Representa-
tives.
(2) SENATE.—The Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate shall take such actions
as may be necessary to institute and enforce the pro-
hibition contained in subsection (a) as such prohibi-
tion applies to Federal buildings and other space
owned or leased for use by the Senate.
(3) OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS.—The Architect
of the Capitol shall take such actions as may be nec-
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive
agency’’ has the same meaning such term has under
section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal
agency’’ means any Executive agency or any estab-
lishments in the legislative or judicial branches of
the Government.
(3) FEDERAL BUILDING.—The term ‘‘Federal
building’’ means any building or other structure
owned or leased for use by a Federal agency, except
that the term shall not include any area of a build-
ing that is used primarily as living quarters.
Æ