TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Bills and resolutions
ATF: abolish (see H.R. 129), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 221), H62 [7JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize fellowships under Minority Fellowship Program to be awarded for training for professionals in addiction medicine field (see S. 1036), S1742 [13MR]
——— destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products offered for import (see S. 3148), S7962 [6NO] (see H.R. 5986), H4584 [7NO]
Dept. of Labor: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 1742), S2895 [13MY] (see H.R. 3335), H1998 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 2171), S3533 [25JN] (see H.R. 3855), H2613 [10JN]
FDA: require tracking codes on labels of tobacco products (see H.R. 6844), H6113 [18DE]
Government regulations: exempt premium cigar industry from certain regulations (see H.R. 2111), H1159 [14MR]
Law enforcement: establish multi-agency task force to combat illegal importation, distribution, and sale of e-cigarettes (see S. 3569), S8920 [18DE] (see H.R. 6845), H6113 [18DE]
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. 6178), H4872 [20NO]
Social Security: provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (see S. 2064), S3389 [12JN]
Taxation: establish tax for waterpipe tobacco (see H.R. 4404), H3315 [15JY]
——— provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products (see S. 819), S1459 [3MR] (see H.R. 1798), H944 [3MR]
Remarks in House
FDA: address flow of illicit nicotine products from China, E36 [15JA]
Texts of
S. 819, End Tobacco Loopholes Act, S1462 [3MR]
S. 1742, Children Don’t Belong on Tobacco Farms Act, S2897 [13MY]
S. 2171, prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities, S3534 [25JN]
S. 3569, Strengthening Task Force Operations To Prevent (S.T.O.P.) Illicit Vapes Act, S8924 [18DE]