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H.R.1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act  

Sponsor: Henry Waxman / 111th Congress
Jump to full article: Maplight.org [Money and Politics: Illuminating the Connection] (Sunlight Foundation), 2009-06-09
Author: Alina Fortson

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111th Congress - To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes. hidemore...

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

* Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act . . .

The bill was voted on in the House on April 2, 2009

* Supporters & Opponents

* Votes

* Timeline of Contributions

* Committees

* History & Status

* In the News

* Read about this bill at OpenCongress

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