3.0.0 1834 2023-01-11T20:41:33Z 2023-01-11T20:41:33Z Senate S S 2007-07-19 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-07-19T21:37:52Z 2007-07-19 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-07-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9622-9623) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N Health Ambulatory care Cigarettes Coinsurance Commerce Drug therapy Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Government paperwork Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health counseling Health warnings Medicare Nicotine Packaging Public service advertising Smokeless tobacco Smoking Social Welfare Standards Surveys Tax rates Taxation Tobacco industry Tobacco tax Health 00 2007-07-19 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-03T13:17:45Z Help End Addiction to Lethal Tobacco Habits Act or the HEALTH Act - Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act and the Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to make changes to annual reporting requirements relating to ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to develop standards and best practices for: (1) the sampling of tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and tobacco products; and (2) accurate measurement and analysis of tobacco constituents.

Makes changes to the Surgeon General's Warning on the packages of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, including the content, size, and location of such warnings.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to conduct a survey on the usage of tobacco products.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an allowance system to reduce the sale of U.S. tobacco products.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make changes to the excise tax on cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco.

Establishes a classification system for tobacco products based on their level of health risks. Requires the Secretary to establish the Tobacco Risk Classification Panel to make recommendations concerning such classification.

Authorizes the Secretary to prohibit the introduction into interstate commerce of any product that contains nicotine if such product has no health benefits.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to carry out a campaign of counter-advertising with respect to tobacco use.

Provides for coverage of tobacco cessation products and programs.

]]> Help End Addiction to Lethal Tobacco Habits Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the health of Americans through the gradual elimination of tobacco products. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Help End Addiction to Lethal Tobacco Habits Act Short Titles as Introduced Help End Addiction to Lethal Tobacco Habits Act Short Titles as Introduced HEALTH Act Introduced in Senate 2007-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1834is/xml/BILLS-110s1834is.xml 2007-07-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.