U.S. Congress - S.982 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
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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5/5/2009--Introduced.Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including through disclosOfficial Summary
5/5/2009--Introduced.Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including through disclosure, annual registration, inspection, recordkeeping, and user fee requirements. Directs the Secretary to establish the Center for Tobacco Products to implement this Act. Sets forth criteria by which tobacco products are deemed adulterated or misbranded. Allows the Secretary to require prior approval of all label statements. Authorizes the Secretary to restrict the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including advertising and promotion, if appropriate for the protection of the public health. Sets forth limits on such regulations, including prohibiting establishment of a minimum age greater than 18 for product purchases. Prohibits:(1) cigarettes from containing any artificial or natural flavor (other than tobacco or menthol) or an herb or spice, including strawberry, cinnamon, or coffee; or
(2) a tobacco product manufacturer from using tobacco that contains a greater level of pesticide chemical residue than is specified by any tolerance applicable to domestically grown tobacco.Requires the Secretary to establish tobacco product standards to protect the public health. Prohibits the Secretary from:
(1) banning all cigarettes, all smokeless tobacco products, all little cigars, all other cigars, all pipe tobacco, or all roll-your-own tobacco products; or
(2) requiring the reduction of the nicotine yields of a tobacco product to zero. Requires premarket approval of all new tobacco products. Sets forth standards for the sale of modified risk tobacco products. Requires the Secretary to establish a Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. Revises tobacco product warning labels and advertising requirements.
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Organizations Supporting S.982
- American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- American Dental Association
- Academy of General Dentistry
- Alliance of the American Dental Association
- American Academy of Periodontology
- American Association for Dental Research
- ...and 20 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing S.982
- None via MapLight at this time.
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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
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 ...
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 ...
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On June 11, 2009, the U.S. Senate voted 79-17 to approve the bill, H.R. 1256/S. 982. On June 12, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 307 to 97 to approve the identical bill. The Christian Action League of North Carolina played ...
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