S. 625 (110th): Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

Introduced:
Feb 15, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy [D-MA]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 982 (111th) on May 05, 2009.

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Status

This bill was introduced on August 1, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 15, 2007
Referred to Committee Feb 15, 2007
Reported by Committee Aug 01, 2007
Cosponsors
59 cosponsors (45D, 12R, 2I) (show)
Committees

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Full Title

A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.

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Last updated Feb 15, 2007.
156 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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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 of a practitioner licensed to prescribe medical products;
(2) prohibiting product sales in face-to-face transactions by a specific category of retail outlets; or
(3) establishing a minimum age greater than 18 years of age for product purchases.
Prohibits cigarettes from containing any artificial or natural flavor (other than tobacco or menthol) or an herb or spice, including strawberry, cinnamon, or coffee.
Requires the Secretary to establish tobacco product standards to protect the public health, but reserves to Congress the power to ban any tobacco products or reduce the nicotine level to zero.
Allows the Secretary to take specified actions, including public notification and recall, against unreasonably harmful products.
Requires premarket approval of all new tobacco products.
Sets forth standards for the sale of modified risk tobacco products.
Sets forth provisions regarding:
(1) judicial review;
(2) coordination with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC);
(3) congressional review of regulations; and
(4) state and local authority.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to change cigarette warning label and advertising requirements.
Amends the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 to change smokeless tobacco warning label and advertising requirements.

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  • Public Law 109-462

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Statutes at Large

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  • 120 Stat. 3472
  • 120 Stat. 3475

Other Citations

  • 5 U.S.C. Chapter 7