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PACT Act Passes Congress 

"NACS has been working for over 10 years to pass legislation to regulate Internet and mail-order tobacco sales," Beckwith said in a statement. "[That] vote brings us closer to achieving our goal than we have ever been. We will continue to pressure the House to take the final step necessary for passage and enactment."

With the passage of the bill out of Congress, convenience store associations and other organizations applauded the action, along with the effort of their lawmakers and members working to pass the bill.

"Law-abiding mom-and-pop retailers are especially grateful to Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York, the House sponsor, and Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York for their courageous leadership on this issue of fairness and child health protection," James Calvin, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS), said in a statement. "Congress made a sensible choice to have them sold in a controlled environment where there is verifiable compliance with tax, age verification and other laws designed to protect public health."

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