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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 [...]

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  • 08/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 07/31/2008 - Received in the Senate.
  • 07/30/2008 - Mr. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 07/30/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules.
  • 07/30/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1108.

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.1108 Referred to Senate Committee after being Received from House08/12/2008
H.R.1108 Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House07/31/2008
H.R.1108 Reported in House07/18/2008
H.R.1108 Introduced in House08/31/2007