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Latest Update: Friday, October, 10th 2008
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
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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.
show all actions- 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.
- 07/30/2008 - At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Barton (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- 07/30/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
- 07/30/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 326 - 102 (Roll no. 542).
- 07/30/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 07/30/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7546-7577)
- 07/30/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7587)
- 07/30/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 326 - 102 (Roll no. 542). (text: CR H7546-7568)
- 07/17/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-762.
- 07/17/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485.
- 04/02/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 04/02/2008 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 12.
- 03/11/2008 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 03/11/2008 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 9 .
- 03/06/2008 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 10/03/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 02/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 02/15/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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