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A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration, including through disclosure, annual registration, inspection, recordkeeping, and user fee requirements. Sets forth criteria by which tobacco products are deemed adulterated or misbranded. Allows the Secretary to require prior approval of all label statements. Allows the Secretary to restrict the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including advertising and promotion, if the Secretary determines that such regulation would be appropriate for the protection of the public health. Prohibits such regulations from: (1) limiting product sales or distribution to authorization [...] show full description
- 08/01/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 08/01/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. S-211. 10:00 a.m.
- 07/26/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-325. 9:30 a.m.
- 07/25/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-106. 10:00 a.m.
- 02/27/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
show all actions- 08/01/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 08/01/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. S-211. 10:00 a.m.
- 07/26/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-325. 9:30 a.m.
- 07/25/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-106. 10:00 a.m.
- 02/27/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2058-2059)
- 02/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2059-2075)
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