Bill funds research and ads to stop youth vaping
H.R. 10068 — PROTECT Act · Filed by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives the CDC money to study youth vaping and e-cigarettes. The CDC will track how many young people vape and what products they use. The CDC will study how companies market these products. The bill pays for doctors to learn how to help young people quit vaping. The bill funds a national ad campaign to discourage youth vaping. The bill authorizes $100 million per year through 2031.
Who it affects
Young people who vape or use e-cigarettes benefit from quit-smoking help and prevention ads. The CDC, state health departments, and local health departments get money. They run research and prevention programs.
One thing to notice
The bill pays for research and prevention. It does not ban any products or restrict who can buy them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- e-cigarette — A device that heats liquid into vapor that people inhale
- youth vaping — Young people using e-cigarettes or other vaping devices
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,837 characters) on Aug 19, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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