TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: develop and disseminate evidence-based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on substance use disorders (see S. 5105), S6740 [16NO]

FDA: require recall of electronic nicotine delivery systems that have not been subject to premarket review (see H.R. 8202), H5877 [23JN]

Medicaid: require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (see H.R. 9336), H8587 [17NO]

Taxation: deny deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see S. 5213), S7070 [8DE]

Remarks in House

Medicaid: require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (H.R. 9336), H8677 [1DE]

Remarks in Senate

FDA: address rise in use of e-cigarettes, S466 [2FE], S1161 [15MR], S2556 [18MY], S3103 [23JN], S3252 [13JY], S4630 [15SE]

——— decision to suspend ban on sale of Juul vaping products, S3252 [13JY]