House Passes Bill to Regulate Tobacco
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that for the
first time would subject the tobacco industry to regulation by federal
health authorities charged with promoting public well-being. The bill
would further tighten restrictions on tobacco advertising and impose new
federal penalties for selling to minors. But its most far-reaching
provisions would give the Food and Drug Administration the power to
regulate tobacco, from cigarettes to new kinds of smokeless products.
