49 USC § 24323 - Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains

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title: "49 USC § 24323 - Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "24323"
section_name: "Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains"
chapter_number: 243
chapter_name: "AMTRAK"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title II, § 22209(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 707.)"
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# § 24323. Prohibition on smoking on Amtrak trains

**(a)** **Prohibition.—** Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, Amtrak shall prohibit smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes, onboard all Amtrak trains.

**(b)** **Electronic Cigarette Defined.—** In this section, the term “electronic cigarette” means a device that delivers nicotine or other substances to a user of the device in the form of a vapor that is inhaled to simulate the experience of smoking.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–58, div. B, title II, § 22209(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 707.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of title II of div. B of , which was approved .