H.R.1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act as introduced.
  • Official: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. as introduced.

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02/21/09
H.R.1108: Grow American Supply Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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12/28/08
AMA Board To Decide Whether Organization Supports Tobacco Bill ...

On Tuesday, the American Medical Association voted to refer to its board the decision of whether to endorse legislation (HR 1108, S 625) that would give FDA the authority to regulate tobacco and outlaw most flavor additives, ...

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12/18/08
Wisconsin Advocacy Beat: Court allows lawsuits over ‘light’ cigarettes

As you all know, the American Heart Association worked tirelessly this year to enact H.R. 1108 - a federal piece of legislation that would give the Food & Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco products. ...

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12/18/08
Indiana Advocacy Beat: Court allows lawsuits over ‘light’ cigarettes

As you all know, the American Heart Association worked tirelessly this year to enact H.R. 1108 - a federal piece of legislation that would give the Food & Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco products. ...

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12/16/08
Mike Havrilla on AAPL - Apple Computer Inc - SocialPicks

Despite a drop in shares of Altria (MO) over the past week, I have added to my long position in MO with an 8.7% dividend yield and the potential for legislation [web link to full text of H.R. 1108] next year which would place tobacco ...

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12/16/08
ETF Innovators, LLP: Small, Defensive '09 Stock Picks Are Soaring

Despite a drop in shares of Altria (MO) over the past week, I have added to my long position in MO with an 8.7% dividend yield and the potential for legislation [web link to full text of H.R. 1108] next year which would place tobacco ...

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12/16/08
Inner8 blog: Small, Defensive '09 Stock Picks Are Soaring

Despite a drop in shares of Altria (MO) over the past week, I have added to my long position in MO with an 8.7% dividend yield and the potential for legislation [web link to full text of H.R. 1108] next year which would place tobacco ...

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12/14/08
Inner8 blog: An A-List of Stock Buys: Altria and AMAG Pharma

I bought more shares of Altria today at 15 bucks with an 8.5% dividend yield and with the potential for legislation [web link to full text of H.R. 1108] next year which would place tobacco products under FDA regulation. ...

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12/14/08
ETF Innovators, LLP: An A-List of Stock Buys: Altria and AMAG Pharma

I bought more shares of Altria today at 15 bucks with an 8.5% dividend yield and with the potential for legislation [web link to full text of H.R. 1108] next year which would place tobacco products under FDA regulation. ...

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12/14/08
Mike Havrilla on AMAG - Advanced Magnetics Inc. - SocialPicks

I bought more shares of Altria today at 15 bucks with an 8.5% dividend yield and with the potential for legislation [web link to full text of H.R. 1108] next year which would place tobacco products under FDA regulation. ...

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12/07/08
CQ Politics | 2008 Legislative Summary: Tobacco Regulation

Bills: HR 1108, S 625. ... House passed HR 1108 (H Rept 110-762), 326-102, on July 30. Related stories: House passage of HR 1108 , CQ Weekly, p. 2123; Senate HELP Committee approval of S 625 , 2007 CQ Weekly, p. 2384. ...

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12/07/08
afgelocal1923.org» » AFGE Lauds Reps. Henry Waxman and Jim Moran ...

Attached to H.R.1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the legislation ensures that employees covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will receive the same credit for their unused sick leave ...

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12/07/08
CQ Politics | 2008 Legislative Summary: Tobacco Regulation

Bills: HR 1108, S 625. ... Legislative Action:. House passed HR 1108 (H Rept 110-762), 326-102, on July 30. 2008 Legislative Summary: Tobacco Regulation. Related stories: House passage of HR 1108 , CQ Weekly, p. ...

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11/26/08
FTC rescinds its 1966 Guidance: the Cambridge Filter Method on ...

Commissioner Harbour wrote, "Now that the FTC has removed its apparent imprimatur from the testing method, I urge... the next Congress to reintroduce S. 625, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act." (related bill H.R.1108 ...

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11/25/08
CQ Politics | Under Heat From Lawmakers, FTC Toughens Stance on ...

The House passed such a bill ( HR 1108 ) in July, but it stalled in the Senate. Interested in more from CQ Today? Request a Free Trial. Print | E-mail | Reprints. Tags: Health. Comments: 0: Digg: Del.icio.us: Reddit: Facebook: Newsvine ...

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11/25/08
CQ Politics | Under Heat From Lawmakers, FTC Toughens Stance on ...

The House passed such a bill ( HR 1108 ) in July, but it stalled in the Senate. Interested in more from CQ Today? Request a Free Trial. Print | E-mail | Reprints. Tags: Health. Comments: 0: Digg: Del.icio.us: Reddit: Facebook: Newsvine ...

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11/19/08
ANA - Waxman Defeats Dingell for House Energy & Commerce Chairmanship

In the 110th Congress, he was the principal sponsor of H.R. 1108, which would transfer authority over tobacco products and advertising to the Food and Drug Administration and require the FDA to impose rules drastically limiting ad ...

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11/18/08
Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease

The association also supports the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (S.625/HR 1108) federal legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration full authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, sale, labeling, ...

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11/18/08
Fitch Offers Tobacco Outlook | CSP Daily News / Magazine | CSP ...

On June 30, 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1108/S. 625, the Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act, with an overwhelming majority, but the bill has yet to be brought to a vote in the Senate due to a ...

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11/12/08
Snus News & Other Tobacco Products: FDA tobacco regulation - bill ...

... provide a shield against litigation, and protect cigarettes from competition from less-toxic, smokeless tobacco products.1 The current Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1108/S. 625) discussed by Brandt in his ...

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11/11/08
Obama and Tobacco..

President-elect Obama, a former smoker struggling to avoid relapse, is a sponsor of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1108/S. 625) legislation giving the FDA authority to control, but not ban, tobacco and nicotine. ...

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11/06/08
Revise Senate's Version FDA Tobacco Regulation Bill..

November 7, 2008 - Time to make revisions to the Senate's Version of "The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act" (HR1108/S.625). On February 15, 2007, Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) and Representatives ...

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10/30/08
FDA regulation of cigarettes?

It is an undisputed change from the day and age where smokers used to light up in hospital rooms, in the office, and in your favorite restaurant. HR 1108 seeks to provide the Food and Drug administration with certain authority to ...

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10/29/08
Sick Leave Slowdown (10/30/08) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com

James Moran, D-Va., was included in a larger bill (H.R. 1108) called the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. While the legislation received overwhelming support in the House, a threat from Sen. Richard Burr, R-N. ...

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10/28/08
Triumph Snus Manufacturer reveals Triumph Snus is LOW NICOTINE ...

... take control of all tobacco products including specifically smokeless and reduced harm (HR 1108) to ban cigarettes; replacing the obscene amount of tax tacked onto cigarettes at the State and Federal level with increased snus taxes. ...

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10/24/08
New York Congress Candidates-2008 Won't Anyone vote NO on ANWR

(+) Voted Yes on HR 1108: FDA Regulation of Tobacco (-) Voted No on HR 6049: Alternative Energy Tax Incentives (No Info Available) Graham E. Long, Democratic, Working Families (No Info Available) Jack M. ...

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10/23/08
Debate, round two

By the way, the bill he’s referring to in this clip (it’s actually HR 1108) got Treadwell’s support when asked about it in early August. Last night, the campaign said they now oppose the legislation after reading it in more detail. ...

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10/12/08
Triumph Snus Still a Go, According to Lorillard

HR 1108 giving the FDA regulatory control of tobacco. Do you think their agenda is to make it SAFER and REDUCED HARM like the Swedish did with snus or ELIMINATE CIGARETTES ENTIRELY? Why do you think Reynolds is putting so much time and ...

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10/12/08
Comments Requested Ama Board To Decide Whether Organization ...

On Tuesday, the American Medical Association voted to refer to its board the decision of whether to endorse legislation (HR 1108, S 625) that would give (Link)

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10/08/08
Code Blue | Omicron Iota Chapter

No more marketing targeting children. We need your U.S. Representative’s vote. Please email him/her now and ask your Representative to vote in favor of passage of HR 1108 - the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. ...

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