S.982 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. view all titles (3)

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

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05/21/09
Your Opinion: Speak up on tobacco regulation

...in the upcoming weeks by the HELP Senate Committee. Georgia’s Sen. Johnny Isakson serves on this committee; the bill number is (S.982). As a caregiver and cancer survivor I urge everyone to let their voices be heard. Please call Washington and let you

Source: Tifton Gazette
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05/20/09
Sen. Jeff Bingaman Votes to Protect America's Kids From Tobacco

Senator Bingaman is also a co-sponsor of the legislation, S. 982. Thanks to Senator Bingaman's leadership, we are a critical step closer to enacting this ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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05/20/09
Pro Legalization Group Hails Victory For Medical Marijuana

Coburn (R-OK) intended to add a medical marijuana amendment to S. 982, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Frustrated by the Obama ...

Source: Opposing Views
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05/19/09
Senator Dodd Statement on the Mark-Up of the Family Smoking ...

Our purpose today is to mark up and pass S. 982, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, introduced and championed by Chairman Kennedy. ...

Source: All American Patriots (press release)
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05/19/09
RE: S.982

... Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act (S. 982), which would grant the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco. ...

Source: CSP Daily News
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05/19/09
Both HELP Leaders Back Tobacco Regulation

The US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee marked up S. 982, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, with both of the ...

Source: Occupational Health Safety
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05/18/09
HELP Committee to Mark Up Tobacco Regulation Bill

Today's markup of Chairman Ted Kennedy's S. 982 may set the stage for FDA to assume regulatory authority over tobacco products' manufacture and marketing. ...

Source: Occupational Health Safety
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05/13/09
Professor: Tobacco Free Kids Will Help Kill Millions Of Smokers

by James Dunworth WASHINGTON, DC — (OfficialWire) — 05/14/09 — Tobacco Free Kids, via their support for the Kennedy tobacco bill (S. 982) due to enter the ...

Source: OfficialWire
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05/10/09
Tobacco Free Kids - Don't Be Taken In By Big Tobacco Says ...

We believe that in your support for Kennedy's Tobacco Bill (S. 982) due to enter the Senate next week (Tuesday 19th May) you have been taken in by the ...

Source: OfficialWire
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05/05/09
RE: S.982

Kennedy's bill, the Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act (S. 982), sets the stage for Senate action on tobacco legislation this month or in June. ...

Source: CSP Daily News
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