Kennedy's bill, the Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act (S. 982),sets the stage for Senate action on tobacco legislation this month or in June. The measure is expected [image-nocss] to pass with bipartisan support, said the report.
The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, Kennedy has scheduled a panel hearing for next Tuesday, May 12, to consider his bill.
The House last month overwhelmingly passed a bill giving the federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authority over how tobacco products are made, advertised and sold. (Click here for previous CSP Daily News coverage.)
President Barack Obama supports FDA regulation of tobacco, the report said.
Click herefor more details on S. 982, including a list of co-sponsors.
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