S. 644·High School Beginner
A Bill to Raise the Federal Vaping Age to 21
Sen. Hill (R-AZ)
Codifies a federal minimum vape-purchase age of 21 with enhanced retailer penalties.
Sec. 1 — Mandate
No person under 21 may purchase electronic nicotine delivery systems in the United States.
Sec. 2 — Penalty
Retailers face fines up to $5,000 per violation; license revocation after 3 offenses.
Sec. 3 — Funding
$28 million for FDA enforcement.
Sec. 4 — Enforcement
FDA Center for Tobacco Products.
Tournament Prep
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
Use this as your pre-round checklist. Memorize the source citation. Time yourself to the delivery target.
- Bill / Number
- S. 644 — A Bill to Raise the Federal Vaping Age to 21
- Funding source
- $28M FDA Center for Tobacco Products.
- Timeline
- Effective on enactment.
- Realistic — codifies Tobacco 21 (2019) for vapes specifically.
- Enforcing agency
- FDA Center for Tobacco Products.
- Yes — CTP enforces age-of-sale for nicotine products.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Retailer fines up to $5,000; permit revocation after 3 offenses.
- Source citation
- CDC MMWR (2023), 'Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students' — cdc.gov.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 55s
Strongest counter-argument
Tobacco 21 (2019) already covers vapes — this is redundant.
Your pre-emptive answer
Federal Tobacco 21 (2019) law has a weak enforcement mechanism — FDA's own 2022 retailer-inspection report showed 12% non-compliance for vape sales. This bill adds the retailer-license penalty teeth that have been the missing piece.