TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Bills and resolutions

Government regulations: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see S. 1461), S5191 [1AU] (see H.R. 1639), H2912 [15AP]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 3382, 3382), H7397 [4NO]

Taxation: provide for the taxation of smokeless tobacco products sold as discrete single-use units (see H.R. 65), H35 [5JA]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see S. 1706), S6505 [13OC] (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]

Remarks in House

FDA: address financial and ethical conflicts of interest among Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee members, E542 [29MR]

———Center for Tobacco Products funding, H4218 [15JN]

Health: impact of substance abuse and addiction, E501 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

Major League Baseball: ban use of tobacco products, S6643 [18OC]