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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08/11/08
CQ 's Carey Discusses Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health ...

Carey also discusses a bill (HR 1108) approved by a veto-proof 326-102 margin in the House that would allow FDA to regulate tobacco and nicotine levels. ...

Source: Kaiser network.org, DC
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08/07/08
A Sick Leave Remedy

Henry Waxman, D-Calif., as part of a larger bill (HR 1108) called the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act -- is more generous than a similar ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
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08/07/08
Loophole in Tobacco Legislation

A loophole in a sweeping tobacco regulation bill, HR 1108., would give the industry a 21-month window to introduce certain new products without first ...

Source: WHSV, VA
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08/05/08
A Sick Leave Remedy

Henry Waxman, D-Calif., as part of a larger bill (HR 1108) called the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act -- is more generous than a similar ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
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08/04/08
Good And Bad News About Tobacco

Henry Waxman of California introduced HR 1108, called the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which has not yet been voted on in the Senate ...

Source: ConnieTalk, Ohio
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08/03/08
New York Times Examines Reaction to Tobacco Regulation Legislation

The House last week by a veto-proof 326-102 vote approved legislation (HR 1108) that would give FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products. ...

Source: Kaiser network.org, DC
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08/02/08
US House Approves FDA to Regulate Tobacco

HR 1108 was originally introduced in early 2007 but underwent changes over the past year and several months. It was sponsored by Representatives Henry ...

Source: HealthNews, CA
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08/02/08
Credit for unused sick leave may be on the way

President Bush has threatened to veto HR 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which would tighten federal controls over tobacco ...

Source: Federal Times
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08/02/08
Area Votes in Congress

A yes vote was to pass the bill (HR 1108). Voting yes: Robert E. Andrews (D., NJ), Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.), Michael N. Castle (R., Del. ...

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
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07/31/08
House Approves Bill Allowing FDA To Regulate Tobacco; Bill Would ...

The House on Wednesday by a veto-proof 326-102 vote approved legislation (HR 1108) that would give FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products, ...

Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK
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07/31/08
Gas prices high as summer break begins

Weller was a co-sponsor of the bill, HR 1108, which passed on a 326-102 roll call vote. They also voted for a popular bill to beef up the Consumer Products ...

Source: MyWebTimes.com, IL
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07/30/08
House backs new FERS sick leave policy

Henry Waxman, D-Calif., was included in a larger bill (HR 1108) called the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The proposal is similar to ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
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07/30/08
House approves TSP automatic enrollment measure

The bill was rolled into a larger piece of legislation, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1108), which also advances a measure that ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
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07/30/08
House Approves Measure To Give FDA Regulatory Authority Over Tobacco

By a 326-102 veto-proof vote on Wednesday, the House approved legislation (HR 1108) that would give FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products, ...

Source: California Healthline, CA
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07/30/08
House Approves Bill Allowing FDA To Regulate Tobacco; Bill Would ...

The House on Wednesday by a veto-proof 326-102 vote approved legislation (HR 1108) that would give FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products, ...

Source: Kaiser network.org, DC
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07/30/08
House approves FDA regulation of tobacco

Representatives voted 326-102 for the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, HR 1108. A two-thirds vote was required to pass the measure under ...

Source: BP News, TN
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07/30/08
Presidential Veto Promised to FDA -Tobacco Oversight

Henry Waxman (D-CA) who co-sponsored the bill (HR 1108) said that, "regulating tobacco is the single most important thing that we can do right now to ...

Source: InjuryBoard.com, FL
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07/30/08
FDA Tobacco Bill Passes in House — Veto Expected

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, also known as HR 1108, passed by a vote of 326-102 on Wednesday. Should it pass the Senate and ...

Source: Cigar Aficionado
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07/30/08
Congresswoman Hirono Votes to Support Bill Aimed at Dramatically ...

HR 1108 gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate the manufacturing, advertising, and marketing of tobacco products, ...

Source: Hawaii Reporter, HI
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07/30/08
House backs new FERS sick leave policy

The measure that passed the House was included in a larger bill (HR 1108) called the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Federal employees' ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
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07/30/08
Time Is Not On Your Side!

If you want to check it out for yourself the bill numbers are HR 5573 and HR 1108. Under the plan 75 percent of the value sick leave earned and not used ...

Source: FederalNewsRadio.com
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07/30/08
HR 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

HR 1108 is a bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. ...

Source: Gather.com, MA
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07/29/08
Rep. Cantor backs tobacco regulation bill

The House is expected to vote Wednesday on HR 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, that would give the Food and Drug Administration ...

Source: Culpeper Star Exponent, VA
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07/29/08
House Approves FDA Regulation of Tobacco

Eric I. Cantor, R-Va., said the bill (HR 1108) would encourage work to make tobacco products — blamed for killing about 400000 Americans a year — less ...

Source: Media General Washington Bureau, DC
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07/29/08
House likely to approve bill to give FERS retirees credit for sick ...

Democratic lawmakers have included a provision in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, HR 1108, that would give FERS employees sick leave ...

Source: Federal Times
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07/28/08
Tobacco bill gets Cantor's support: He splits with GOP, but local ...

The House is expected to vote tomorrow on HR 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which would give the Food and Drug Administration ...

Source: Trading Markets (press release), CA
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07/28/08
House nears vote on FDA/tobacco bill

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, HR 1108, would grant the FDA authority over the manufacture, promotion and sale of such products as ...

Source: Town Hall, DC
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07/28/08
Esperanza Urges Congress to Pass Historic Tobacco Legislation

"With HR 1108 the FDA would have the ability to further restrict sales of tobacco products to children and require more meaningful warnings on tobacco ...

Source: MarketWatch
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07/27/08
New York Times Examines Congressional Black Caucus' Position On ...

The New York Times on Friday examined how a "rift has opened in the 43-member" Congressional Black Caucus over a bill (HR 1108) that would allow FDA to ...

Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK
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07/27/08
Cantor Backs Tobacco Regulation Bill

The House is expected to vote Wednesday on HR 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, that would give the Food and Drug Administration ...

Source: Media General Washington Bureau, DC
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