TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 3593), H7560 [28JY]

———require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales (see H.R. 2749), H4186 [7JN]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see S. 389), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 1850), H2549 [26AP]

Crime: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 666), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]

Foreign trade: amend tariff and tax treatment of imports (see H.R. 4281), H10145 [9NO]

Postal Service: make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable (see H.R. 2813), H4295 [8JN]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the first $5,000 of each transitional payment under the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act (see H.R. 1825), H2548 [26AP]

Newsletters

Industry Note—Tobacco—Senate Just Passed Class Action Bill—Positive for Tobacco: Bonnie Herzog, Smith Barney, H733 [17FE]

Remarks in House

American Cancer Society: observance of Great American Smokeout, E2374 [16NO], E2387 [17NO]

American Legacy Foundation: EPA Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award recipient, E735 [22AP]

Crime: combat illicit trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H6284 [21JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, H4193 [8JN], H4407 [14JN]

———impact of political appointees, H10506 [17NO]

Health: effects of smoking during pregnancy, H8251 [22SE]

House of Representatives: smoking policies in House office buildings, H4941 [22JN]

Kick Butts Day: observance, E634 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

American Cancer Society: observance of Great American Smokeout, S13153 [17NO]

American Legacy Foundation: EPA Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award recipient, S4150 [22AP]

Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative: tribute, S7290 [23JN]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (S. 389), S1430 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, S6190 [8JN], S6255 [9JN], S6360 [13JN], S6723 [16JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (S. 666), S3037-S3054 [17MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6188-S6190 [8JN]

Reports

Ten Years of Kicking Butts—Reducing Youth Smoking in the United States—Kick Butts Day 10th Anniversary Report: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), E634 [13AP]

Texts of

S. 389, Cigarette Fire Safety Act, S1431 [15FE]

S. 666, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, S3037-S3053 [17MR]