TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Amendments

Community development: improve economic opportunity and development in communities that are dependent on tobacco production (S. 2995), S9175 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, and establish a tobacco community reinvestment program (see S. 3004), S9229 [25SE] (see H.R. 5480), H6776 [26SE]

———eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2764), S7104 [19JY]

———replace existing tobacco program with a federally chartered corporation, compensate quota holders, provide transition assistance for producers and increase competitiveness of domestically produced tobacco (see H.R. 4753), H2607 [16MY]

———replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 5035), H4324 [27JN]

Children and youth: prevent sale of tobacco products to minors and the circumvention of State tobacco taxes by means of electronic sales (see H.R. 5724), H8731 [13NO]

———prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means and ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (see S. 3035), S9846 [2OC]

———prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 4065), H1089 [20MR]

Community development: improve economic opportunity and development in communities that are dependent on tobacco production (see S. 2706), S6319 [28JN] (see S. 2995), S9116 [24SE]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see S. 2317), S3435 [25AP] (see H.R. 4607), H1673 [25AP] (see H.R. 4981), H3774 [20JN] (see H.R. 5059), H4325 [27JN]

Crime: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate quota and price support programs for tobacco, compensate quota holders and producers for lost value, and establish an advisory board to assess characteristics of domestic and imported tobacco (see H.R. 3940), H832 [12MR]

Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2626), S5584 [14JN]

Labeling: require warning labels on tobacco products (see S. 3178), S11574 [19NO] (see H.R. 3907), H780 [7MR]

Social Security: promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 3676), H140 [5FE]

Remarks in House

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (H.R. 4607), E646 [26AP]

Crime: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (H.R. 5264), H5091 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate quota and price support programs for tobacco, compensate quota holders and producers for lost value, and establish an advisory board to assess characteristics of domestic and imported tobacco (H.R. 3940), E362 [14MR]

———tobacco program reform, H2024 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

ATF: redesignate as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and reform and reassign certain responsibilities, S11391, S11407, S11408 [19NO]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means and ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (S. 3035), S9852 [2OC]

Community development: improve economic opportunity and development in communities that are dependent on tobacco production (S. 2995), S9122 [24SE]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (S. 2317), S3439 [25AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide relief to certain flue-cured tobacco farmers, S685 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: status of tobacco industry lawsuit relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S1925 [14MR]

Diseases: combat cancer (S. 1976), S1361-S1365 [28FE], S4615 [21MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2626), S5598-S5601 [14JN]

Statements

Impact of Tobacco Use: Heidi Neil and Martha Mack, H3143 [4JN]

Texts of

S. 2626, Youth Smoking Prevention and Public Health Protection Act, S5601-S5613 [14JN]

S. 2764, Tobacco Livelihood and Economic Assistance for Our Farmers Act, S7109-S7126 [19JY]

S. 3035, Eliminating Profiteering Through Illegal Cigarette Sales (EPICS) Act, S9852-S9854 [2OC]