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Bill to Force FDA Tobacco Regulation Moves Through Energy and Commerce

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An increasingly bipartisan bill that would require the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products advanced from a House panel on Wednesday, setting up its passage by the full House.

The Energy and Commerce Committee approved, 38-12, the bill (HR 1108). A House leadership aide said timing for floor debate is uncertain.

Written by Henry A. Waxman , D-Calif., the measure would give the FDA authority to evaluate product claims by tobacco companies, approve their advertising and warning labels, and control nicotine levels in their products.

Democrats won support for the legislation from 11 Republicans on the committee, including one — Mike Rogers of Michigan — who had voted against the bill when the Health Subcommittee marked it up March 13.

A Senate version of the bill (S 625) was approved by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Aug. 1. A spokeswoman for HELP Chairman Edward M. Kennedy , D-Mass., said the full Senate is expected to debate the bill “in the next few months.”

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