[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Amendments
Courts: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5027
[18MY], S5034 [19MY], S5095 [19MY], S5116 [19MY], S5121 [19MY],
S5135 [19MY], S5136 [19MY], S5140 [19MY], S5168 [20MY], S5192
[20MY], S5194 [20MY], S5238 [20MY], S5239 [20MY], S5335 [21MY],
S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S5341 [21MY], S5342 [21MY], S5544
[2JN], S5551 [2JN], S5575 [2JN], S5626 [4JN], S5643 [4JN], S5652
[4JN], S5702 [5JN], S5703 [5JN], S5704 [5JN], S5705 [5JN], S5706
[5JN], S5708 [5JN], S5709 [5JN], S5710 [5JN], S5711 [5JN], S5712
[5JN], S5713 [5JN], S5717 [5JN], S5718 [5JN], S5719 [5JN], S5720
[5JN], S5721 [5JN], S5722 [5JN], S5724 [5JN], S5727 [5JN], S5728
[5JN], S5729 [5JN], S5730 [5JN], S5731 [5JN], S5800 [9JN], S5801
[9JN], S5802 [9JN], S5810 [9JN], S5818 [9JN], S5862 [9JN], S5906
[9JN], S5915 [9JN], S5925 [9JN], S5934 [9JN], S5943 [9JN], S5953
[9JN], S5962 [9JN], S5971 [9JN], S5981 [9JN], S6012 [10JN],
S6030 [10JN], S6031 [10JN], S6054 [10JN], S6057 [10JN], S6058
[10JN], S6059 [10JN], S6061 [10JN], S6064 [10JN], S6109 [10JN],
S6110 [10JN], S6141 [11JN], S6170 [11JN], S6176 [11JN], S6206
[11JN], S6207 [11JN], S6216 [11JN], S6225 [11JN], S6234 [11JN],
S6244 [11JN], S6253 [11JN], S6254 [11JN], S6256 [11JN], S6271
[11JN], S6324 [15JN], S6341 [15JN], S6373 [16JN], S6383 [16JN],
S6425 [16JN], S6441 [17JN], S6472 [17JN], S6498 [17JN]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S6383 [16JN]
Articles and editorials
After-School Crime Busting, S6142 [11JN]
Best Deal?--Plan McConnell Backs Brings in Quick Cash, but Would
Ultimately Kill Off Small Farms, S6461 [17JN]
Billion-Dollar Blunders Hide Tobacco Deal's Flaws, S2858 [31MR]
Blowing Smoke, E842 [13MY]
EPA's Crusaders, E1500 [31JY]
FDA Partners With Oklahoma To Protect Children From Tobacco, S12690
[20OC]
Lawyers, States Tussle Over Tobacco-Suit Fees, S6172 [11JN]
Leaf Act, S6455 [17JN]
Lugar Tobacco Bill Punishes Farmers, S6460 [17JN]
McConnell May Have Right Idea--Lugar's Plan Could Ultimately Benefit
Tobacco Farmers More Than Ford's, S6453 [17JN]
McConnell's About-Face Might Mark End of Tobacco Quotas, S6461
[17JN]
Mortal Wounds, S6454 [17JN]
Politics of Youth Smoking Fueled by Unproven Data, S5159 [20MY]
Rural Areas Must Survive, Even if Tobacco Doesn't, S6460 [17JN]
Senate Should Pass a Better Tobacco Deal, S2859 [31MR]
Smoke Signals, S5174 [20MY]
Smoking Bomb--Tobacco Buy-Out a Reasonable Idea, S6454 [17JN]
Tobacco Bill Is Packed With Programs, Agencies, S6449 [17JN]
Tobacco Fees--The Rewards of Winning Could Be Stunning, S6366 [16JN]
Tobacco Plan Is Merely Realistic, S6454 [17JN]
Untimely Demise--McConnell Plan Kills Tobacco Program Too Fast,
S6461 [17JN]
Veterans Livid About ``Willful Misconduct'' Tag on Smokers, S5542
[2JN]
We Don't Have 25 Years for LEAF Act, S6452 [17JN]
Young Blacks Link Tobacco Use to Marijuana, S5626 [4JN]
Bills and resolutions
Children and youth: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small
number of cigarettes, (see H.R. 3786), H2706 [30AP]
------ limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236 [17MR], (see
H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR], (see H.R. 3889), H3312 [14MY]
------ prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in
which the presence of minors is prohibited, (see H.R. 3298),
H677 [26FE]
Cigars: impose restrictions on sales, (see S. 2625), S12402 [12OC]
Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be used
primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products, (see H.R.
4796), H10513 [10OC]
Courts: settlement of class action lawsuits against tobacco
industry and arbitration of attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4375),
H6879 [31JY]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
3935), H3743 [21MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide crop insurance, extension services,
and administration of price support and quota programs at no
expense, (see H.R. 3664), H2053 [1AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H1444 [24MR]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY], (see H.R. 4070), H4711 [17JN], (see H.R. 4220),
H5593 [15JY], (see H.R. 4374), H6879 [31JY]
------ use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish
trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine
dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4188), H5404
[25JN]
Federal aid programs: provide economic assistance to tobacco
farmers, workers, and communities dependent on tobacco
production with funds contributed by tobacco product
manufacturers and importers, (see H.R. 3867), H3311 [14MY]
------ provide market transition assistance for quota owners,
tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize tobacco
quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3264), H630 [25FE], (see H.R.
3437), H1111 [11MR]
------ provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
industry workers, and their communities and ensure the quality
of U.S. tobacco, (see S. 1582), S113 [28JA]
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: repeal preemption
provision, (see H.R. 4498), H7413 [6AU]
Foreign policy: establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco
policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
products to children, and establish the American Center on
Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H2423 [28AP]
Government: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry
settlement, (see H.J. Res. 109), H446 [11FE]
Health: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars, (see H.R. 4412),
H7289 [5AU]
------ prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require
document disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry
settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide transitional
assistance to farmers, (see S. 1638), S730 [12FE]
------ reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, (see S.
2066), S4712 [12MY]
------ reduce use through cost increases, marketing limitations,
industry oversight, and implementation of a public health
prevention and education strategy, (see S. 1889), S2851 [31MR]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see S. 1648), S731 [12FE], (see
H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
------ waive certain sanctions against States that penalize minors'
drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing tobacco products,
(see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
Insurance: allow group and individual health insurance coverage and
group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers, (see
H.R. 4600), H8083 [18SE]
Lawyers and attorneys: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees,
(see S. 1570), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3907), H3624 [20MY]
Medicare: provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
settlement shall be used for part A, (see H.R. 3172), H385 [5FE]
Motion pictures: prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has
paid to have its tobacco product featured, (see H.R. 3457),
H1158 [12MR]
Native Americans: reduce tobacco use and make proposed tobacco
settlement applicable to certain activities on Indian lands,
(see S. 1797), S2296 [19MR]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
States: strengthen efforts to limit access to minors, (see S.
1713), S1435 [5MR], (see H.R. 3655), H2053 [1AP]
Taxation: disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
requirements are met, (see S. 1755), S1948 [13MR]
------ disallow deductions for lobbying expenses relative to tobacco
policy, (see H.R. 4473), H7412 [6AU]
------ exclude dividends paid by tobacco companies from gross income
relative to youth smoking reduction targets, (see H.R. 3908),
H3624 [20MY]
Cloture motions
Courts: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S4883
[14MY], S5605 [4JN], S5673 [5JN], S5740 [9JN], S5754 [9JN],
S6001 [10JN], S6145 [11JN], S6473 [17JN], S6479 [17JN]
Excerpts
Technical corrections to H.R. 2400, Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (H.R. 3978): payment of veterans benefits for
smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence
developed during service, S5566 [2JN]
Explanations
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415):
Committee on Finance (Senate) Amendments, S5005-S5007 [18MY]
Factsheets
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415),
S5259 [21MY]
Histories
Payment of Veterans Benefits for Smoking-Related Illnesses Caused by
Nicotine Dependence Developed During Service, H3949 [22MY]
Letters
Granting of immunity or limiting liability for tobacco companies in
lawsuits relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices: C. Everett Koop and David A. Kessler,
Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy and Public Health, S5265
[21MY]
HEALTHY Kids Act: John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, S743
[12FE]
------ Randy Johnson, National Association of Counties, S743 [12FE]
------ Richard A. Levinson, American Public Health Association, S743
[12FE]
Impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on cigarette prices:
C. Everett Koop and David A. Kessler, Advisory Committee on
Tobacco Policy and Public Health, S5126 [19MY]
Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act): C. Everett Koop
and David A. Kessler, S2858 [31MR]
Marketing of tobacco products to children: Representative Ford,
E1032 [4JN]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: ENACT
Coalition, S5285 [21MY]
------ Floyd Abrams, S5287 [21MY]
------ Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization),
S6320 [15JN]
------ Jeannette Noltenius, Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco,
S5285 [21MY]
------ John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, S5285 [21MY]
------ Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S5262 [21MY]
------ Marc Katz, National Association of Convenience Stores, S5180
[20MY]
------ National Governors' Association, S6447 [17JN]
------ President Clinton, S5199 [20MY]
------ several State Governors, S5621 [4JN] several State attorneys
general, S4228-S4230 [5MY]
NIH biomedical research funding: Senators Harkin, Specter,
Hollings, and Boxer, S3043 [2AP]
Payment of veterans benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service: Anthony G.
Jordan, American Legion, H3585 [20MY]
----- Harry R. McDonald, Jr., DAV, S5543 [2JN], H3586 [20MY]
----- Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3950 [22MY]
----- John E. Moon, VFW, S5543 [2JN], H3586 [20MY]
----- Josephus C. Vandengoorbergh, AMVETS, H3586 [20MY]
----- Kenneth C. Huber, Paralyzed Veterans of America
(organization), S5543 [2JN]
----- Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association of the
U.S., H3586 [20MY]
----- Robert E. Coy, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3951 [22MY]
----- Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, H3586 [20MY]
----- Togo D. West, Jr., Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H3950 [22MY],
H3951 [22MY]
----- Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H3586 [20MY]
Prevent use of tobacco products by minors and reduce use among
adults: A. Stuart Hanson, Smoke Free 2000 Coalition, S2841
[31MR]
----- ENACT Coalition, S2840 [31MR]
----- Fran Du Melle, American Lung Association, S2840 [31MR]
----- Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization), S2841 [31MR]
Prohibit possession of tobacco products by minors in the District of
Columbia: Debra Kelley, American Lung Association, H7387 [6AU]
----- John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, H7387 [6AU]
----- Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
(organization), H7387 [6AU]
Provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, industry
workers, and their communities: Alben B. Mills, S6455 [17JN]
----- H.H. Barlow III, S6455 [17JN]
----- Larry O. Bond, S6455 [17JN]
----- Megan Cobb, S6455 [17JN]
Lists
ENACT Coalition, S744 [12FE]
Students from Tennessee's 9th Congressional District supporting
tobacco legislation, E1032-E1035 [4JN]
Tobacco Workers' Unity Summit participants, S6468 [17JN]
Memorandums
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Jennifer
Baxendell, National Governors' Association, S5772 [9JN]
TEA 21 Restoration Act: Jack Lew, OMB, S5566 [2JN]
Motions
Courts: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S5114
[19MY], S5188 [20MY], S5189 [20MY], S5290 [21MY], S5291 [21MY],
S5622 [4JN], S6031 [10JN], S6033 [10JN], S6480 [17JN]
Pledges
Tobacco Workers' Unity Pledge, S6468 [17JN]
Press releases
Congress--Don't Rob America's Veterans Again!: several veterans
organizations, S5367 [22MY]
North Carolina Unions Stand Up for Tobacco Jobs--Urge Political and
Business Leaders To Save State's Economy by Joining Fight for
Fair Settlement: North Carolina AFL-CIO, S6509 [18JN]
Veterans and Tobacco-Related Illnesses: Paralyzed Veterans of
America (organization), S5367 [22MY]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco
industry liability settlement, H6868 [31JY]
Budget: tax treatment of tobacco products, H2141 [22AP], H2142
[22AP], H2144 [22AP], H2148 [22AP], H2150 [22AP]
Business and industry: impact of tobacco industry trust fund
payments on cigarette prices, H3733 [21MY]
Children and youth: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small
number of cigarettes, H1150 [12MR]
------ limit access to minors, H1025 [11MR], H1026 [11MR], H2124
[22AP], H2125 [22AP], H2127 [22AP], H2226 [22AP], H2390-H2392
[28AP], H2595 [29AP], H2613 [30AP]
------ limit access to minors (H.R. 3474), H2090 [21AP]
------ limit access to minors (H.R. 3889), E857 [14MY]
------ marketing practices relative to usage by minors, E841 [13MY]
------ prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in
which the presence of minors is prohibited (H.R. 3298), H655
[26FE], E247 [26FE]
------ raise uniform national age for purchase, H2822 [6MY]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of
immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
fundraising and expenditure practices, H3633 [21MY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10562 [12OC],
H10565 [12OC], H10672 [13OC]
Courts: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H377 [5FE],
H844 [4MR], H1691 [27MR], H2035 [1AP], H2064 [21AP], H2079
[21AP], H2124 [22AP], H2125 [22AP], H2127 [22AP], H2142 [22AP],
H2158 [22AP], H2214 [22AP], H2226 [22AP], H2390-H2392 [28AP],
H2444 [29AP], H2595 [29AP], H2613 [30AP], H3733 [21MY], H3736
[21MY], H4724 [18JN], H4725 [18JN], H4726 [18JN], H4727 [18JN],
H4777 [18JN], H4809 [18JN], H4825 [18JN], H4842 [19JN], H4843
[19JN], H4972 [23JN], H4973 [23JN], H5069 [24JN], H5301 [25JN],
E1030 [4JN], E1032 [4JN]
----- tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks
and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), H2088-H2094
[21AP]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (H.R. 3935),
E931 [21MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide crop insurance, extension services,
and administration of price support and quota programs at no
expense (H.R. 3664), H2034 [1AP]
------ Risk Management Agency funding, H5089 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related
illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
service, H3585-H3591 [20MY], H3716 [21MY], H3720 [21MY], H3721
[21MY], H3944 [22MY], H3947 [22MY], H3949-H3954 [22MY], H5764
[17JY], H5765 [17JY]
----- payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service (H.R. 3948), H3758
[22MY]
------ provide for a substantial allocation of funds received from a
tobacco industry settlement (H. Con. Res. 249), E459 [24MR]
------ use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish
trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine
dependence developed during service (H.R. 4188), H4966 [23JN]
District of Columbia: prohibit possession of tobacco products by
minors, H7386-H7388 [6AU]
Elderton, PA: tribute to Elderton High School participants in
Applebee Pond Program, E2252 [20OC]
EPA: court ruling on report on secondhand smoke from tobacco
products, E1500 [31JY]
Families and domestic relations: encourage involvement of parents
in issues facing children, H1834 [31MR], H2086 [21AP]
Federal aid programs: provide economic assistance to tobacco
farmers, workers, and communities dependent on tobacco
production, H3298 [14MY]
Foreign policy: establish a responsible U.S. international tobacco
policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
products to children, and establish the American Center on
Global Health and Tobacco (H.R. 3738), H2377 [28AP]
Government: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry
settlement (H.J. Res. 109), E149 [11FE]
Health: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (H.R. 4412),
E1554 [5AU]
------ prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate
Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance
investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (H.R.
3028), E698 [29AP]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products (H.R. 3868), H3298 [14MY], E1031
[4JN]
------ regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to
children, H2443 [29AP]
------ tribute to ``Kick Butts Connecticut'' campaign participants,
H1651 [27MR]
Ingham County, MI: tribute to board of commissioners and health
department for efforts to reduce teen smoking, E1303 [15JY]
Motion pictures: discourage placement of tobacco products in films,
H2064 [21AP]
------ discourage use of tobacco products among minors by motion
picture industry (H. Con. Res. 184), E406 [18MR]
------ prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has paid to have
its tobacco product featured (H.R. 3457), E406 [18MR]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products (H.R. 4189), E1259 [26JN], E1273 [26JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H5070 [24JN]
------ political contributions by tobacco companies, H2443 [29AP],
H2444 [29AP]
Sneegas, Gretchen: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization)
Midwest Regional Youth Advocate of the Year award recipient,
E741 [1MY]
States: strengthen efforts to limit access to minors (H.R. 2034),
E953 [22MY]
----- strengthen efforts to limit access to minors (H.R. 3655), E575
[2AP]
Women: increase in reports of depression and use of tobacco
products and drugs by young women, H4723 [18JN]
Remarks in Senate
American Center on Global Health and Tobacco: establish, S1801
[11MR]
Arts and humanities: depiction of smoking in movies and television
shows, S6470-S6472 [17JN]
Budget: use of Federal share of receipts from any tobacco industry
liability settlement or legislation, S2755-S2757 [30MR],
S2831-S2841 [31MR], S2905-S2909 [1AP], S3089 [2AP]
Business and industry: impact of tobacco industry trust fund
payments on cigarette prices, S5087-S5117 [19MY], S5125-S5128
[19MY], S5145-S5148 [19MY], S5149-S5190 [20MY], S5202-S5215
[20MY], S5249 [21MY], S5252-S5265 [21MY], S5275 [21MY],
S5278-S5284 [21MY], S5494-S5511 [1JN], S5529-S5541 [2JN],
S5546-S5551 [2JN], S5588-S5591 [4JN], S5598-S5601 [4JN], S5619
[4JN], S5620 [4JN], S5674 [5JN], S5764 [9JN], S6276 [12JN],
S6433-S6435 [17JN], S6445-S6448 [17JN], S6457-S6459 [17JN]
------ removal of secrecy orders relative to release of documents
and settlement of court cases, S5766 [9JN]
Children and youth: limit access to minors, S3678-S3680 [28AP],
S4932-S4934 [15MY], S5031-S5033 [19MY], S5252 [21MY], S5258
[21MY], S5260 [21MY], S5282 [21MY], S5496 [1JN], S5503-S5511
[1JN], S5529-S5541 [2JN], S5546-S5552 [2JN], S5584-S5597 [4JN],
S5740 [9JN], S5744 [9JN], S5752-S5754 [9JN], S6007 [10JN],
S6141-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6156 [11JN], S6170 [11JN],
S6441-S6444 [17JN]
------ require States to implement a graduated system of sanctions
relative to illegal purchases or possession by minors, S6309
[15JN]
------ specify percentage of revenues from tobacco industry
settlement to be used for Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act activities, S6141-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6170 [20MY],
S5248-S5269 [21MY], S5269 [21MY], S5275 [21MY], S5276 [21MY],
S5280 [21MY], S5281 [21MY], S5284 [21MY], S5287-S5293 [21MY]
Courts: prohibit immunity in tobacco industry liability settlement
relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
practices, S2741 [30MR], S2742 [30MR], S2744 [30MR], S2748
[30MR], S2809-S2811 [31MR], S3212-S3214 [3AP]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S440 [5FE],
S638 [11FE], S702 [12FE], S703 [12FE], S6508-S6512 [18JN], S8085
[13JY], S8090 [14JY], S8091 [14JY], S8119 [14JY] tobacco
industry liability settlement relative to health risks and
marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S3666 [28AP],
S3678-S3680 [28AP], S4202 [4MY], S4226-S4231 [5MY], S4883
[14MY], S4932-S4936 [15MY], S4952-S4954 [18MY], S4961 [18MY],
S4975 [18MY], S5001-S5012 [18MY], S5031-S5128 [19MY],
S5145-S5148 [19MY], S5149-S5215 [20MY], S5245 [20MY],
S5247-S5314 [21MY], S5362-S5364 [22MY], S5368 [22MY], S5419
[22MY], S5494-S5511 [1JN], S5529-S5554 [2JN], S5556-S5565 [2JN],
S5584-S5601 [4JN], S5604-S5630 [4JN], S5670-S5681 [5JN], S5683
[5JN], S5686-S5688 [5JN], S5690-S5692 [5JN], S5737-S5762 [9JN],
S5764-S5776 [9JN], S6001-S6003 [10JN], S6007 [10JN], S6010-S6033
[10JN], S6135-S6137 [11JN], S6139-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6177
[11JN], S6274-S6289 [12JN], S6309-S6311 [15JN], S6314-S6326
[15JN], S6359-S6398 [16JN], S6433-S6436 [17JN], S6440-S6462
[17JN], S6465-S6481 [17JN], S6485 [17JN], S6718 [19JN],
S6857-S6861 [23JN], S7241 [26JN], S7242 [26JN], S7693 [8JY]
tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks
and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), motion to
recommit, S5293-S5296 [21MY] tobacco industry liability
settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices (S. 1415), unanimous-consent agreement,
S4817 [13MY], S5544 [2JN], S6470 [17JN] tobacco industry
liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices (S. 1415), unanimous-consent request,
S4817 [13MY], S4883 [14MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9736 [1SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related
illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
service, S5360 [22MY], S5367 [22MY], S5417 [22MY], S5468 [22MY],
S5533 [2JN], S5541-S5546 [2JN], S5565 [2JN], S5688-S5690 [5JN],
S6854-S6857 [23JN], S7562 [7JY], S7649 [8JY], S7654-S7656 [8JY],
S7670-S7675 [8JY], S8150 [14JY], S8334-S8337 [16JY], S8425-S8428
[17JY], S8442 [17JY]
------ payment of benefits relative to nicotine dependence, S2963
[1AP], S3067-S3072 [2AP], S3078 [2AP], S3079 [2AP]
FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program
funding, S8317-S8323 [16JY]
Federal aid programs: provide market transition assistance for
tobacco producers, industry workers, and their communities,
S4428 [6MY], S5084 [19MY], S5089 [19MY], S5094 [19MY], S5494
[1JN], S5500 [1JN], S5764 [9JN], S6383-S6398 [16JN], S6451-S6457
[17JN], S6460 [17JN], S6462 [17JN], S6512 [18JN]
----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
industry workers, and their communities and ensure the quality
of U.S. tobacco (S. 1582), S173 [28JA]
----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco warehousemen,
S6467 [17JN]
Foreign trade: restrict U.S. trade actions against foreign tobacco
regulations and require warning labels on exported cigarettes in
the language of the target country (S. 1060), S1801 [11MR]
Government: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry
settlement, S4934-S4936 [15MY]
Health: develop system to compensate individuals harmed by tobacco
use, S5770 [9JN]
------ prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate
Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance
investments in biomedical and basic scientific research, S1814
[12MR]
------ prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require
document disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry
settlement, end promotion of exports, and provide transitional
assistance to farmers, S1720-S1722 [11MR], S1902 [12MR] prevent
use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require document
disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry settlement,
end promotion of exports, and provide transitional assistance to
farmers (S. 1638), S690 [12FE], S738-S746 [12FE], S1479 [5MR],
S1715-S1718 [11MR], S1801 [11MR], S4021 [1MY], S4144 [4MY]
prevent use by minors, reduce secondhand smoke, require document
disclosure and deny immunity relative to industry settlement,
end promotion of exports, and provide transitional assistance to
farmers (S. 1638), star print, S2585 [25MR]
------ reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (S. 2066),
S4715 [12MY]
------ reduce use through cost increases, marketing limitations,
industry oversight, and implementation of a public health
prevention and education strategy (S. 1889), S2854-S2860 [31MR],
S2878 [31MR], S3021 [1AP]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products (S. 1648), S762-S766 [12FE],
S5208 [20MY]
------ regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to
children, S2707 [27MR], S3060 [2AP], S3061 [2AP]
Lawyers and attorneys: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees,
S5088 [19MY], S5096-S5114 [19MY], S5122-S5125 [19MY], S5259
[21MY], S5264 [21MY], S6155 [11JN], S6156-S6175 [11JN], S6325
[15JN], S6365-S6382 [16JN]
------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (S. 1570), S443
[5FE]
Medicare: provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
settlement shall be used for part A, S2235 [18MR]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to funding,
S6023 [10JN]
------ use of tobacco revenues to restore solvency, S2882 [1AP],
S3212-S3214 [3AP]
National objectives: national policy to reduce tobacco use, S2235
[18MR]
------ resolve litigation against tobacco industry, reform civil
justice system responsible for adjudicating claims, and
establish a national policy to reduce youth tobacco use (S.
1530), S3 [27JA]
Native Americans: reduce tobacco use and make proposed tobacco
settlement applicable to certain activities on Indian lands (S.
1797), S2296 [19MR]
South Carolina: opening of tobacco marketing season, S9149 [28JY]
Taxation: disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
requirements are met, S6176 [11JN], S6277-S6289 [12JN],
S6314-S6323 [15JN], S6381 [16JN], S6435 [17JN], S6459 [17JN]
----- disallow deductions for advertising, promotional, and
marketing expenses relative to tobacco products unless certain
requirements are met (S. 1755), S1948 [13MR], S2239-S2242 [19MR]
Tuttle, Bill: effect of smokeless tobacco on health, S9613 [31JY]
Women: release of study on abuse of alcohol, cigarettes, and
psychoactive prescription drugs by older women, S5658 [4JN]
Reports filed
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Committee
on Finance (Senate) (S. 1415), S4906 [14MY]
Universal Tobacco Settlement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1415) (S. Rept. 105-180), S4035
[1MY]
Statements
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Payment of Benefits for Smoking-Related
Illnesses Caused by Nicotine Dependence Developed During
Service: Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H5765 [17JY]
HEALTHY Kids Act: C. Everett Koop and David A. Kessler, S743 [12FE]
------ Coalition for Workers' Health Care Funds, S744 [12FE]
------ ENACT Coalition, S744 [12FE]
------ Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General of Minnesota, S743
[12FE]
Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act): ENACT Coalition,
S2858 [31MR]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Gilbert G.
Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S5772 [9JN]
Teenage Smoking: Several Vermont High School Students, E1487 [31JY]
Summaries
Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act) (S. 1889),
S2855-S2858 [31MR]
Preventing Addiction to Smoking Among Teens (PAST) Act (S. 1648),
S763 [12FE]
Taxpayer Repayment Act (H.J. Res. 109), E149 [11FE]
Tobacco Market Transition Act (S. 1582), S178 [28JA]
Surveys
National Tobacco Policy: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, S6368
[16JN]
Tables
Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act (KIDS Act) allocation of
industry payments, S2858 [31MR]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act revenue and
volume adjustments, S5262 [21MY]
National tobacco settlement tax on individual cigarette
manufacturers, S6449 [17JN]
National Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund, S5253 [21MY]
National tobacco settlement trust fund, S6449 [17JN]
Reconciliation of general tobacco industry payments under S. 1415,
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act, and the
net Federal revenue effect of payments relative to look-back
provisions, S5264 [21MY], S5306 [21MY]
Tobacco use by 12th graders, S5253 [21MY]
Texts of
H.R. 3298, Stop Kids From Smoking Act, E247 [26FE]
S. 1582, Tobacco Market Transition Act, S174-S178 [28JA]
S. 1755, Children's Health Preservation and Tobacco Advertising
Compliance Act, S1948 [13MR]
S. 1797, Reduction in Tobacco Use and Regulation of Tobacco Products
in Indian Country Act, S2296-S2296 [19MR]
Transcripts
What a Deal: ``20/20'' (ABC television program), S5103 [19MY]