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HR 4207 106th Congress House

FDA Tobacco Authority Amendments Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to tobacco products, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 2, 2000 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureAdvertisingAgriculture and FoodCigarettes
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CommerceDeceptive advertisingDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug abuseDrug adulterationDrug law and legislationFarmersFederal preemptionGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth educationHealth warningsLawLocal lawsNicotinePackaging
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2503-2505)
Apr 17, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 6, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Apr 6, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 3, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2503-2505)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
FDA Tobacco Authority Amendments Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to, among other things: (1) include "nicotine in a tobacco product" in the definition of the term "drug" and to include "a tobacco product" in the definition of the term "device;" and (2) set forth provisions for tobacco products concerning special standards for such products, warnings regarding such products, and a rule of construction regarding farmers and related entities.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 19, 2000
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 18, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 18, 2000
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 21, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 24, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 16, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 8, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 8, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 2, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2000
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 12, 2000
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 6, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4207: FDA Tobacco Authority Amendments Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4207/
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"H.R. 4207: FDA Tobacco Authority Amendments Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4207/.
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H.R. 4207, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4207/.
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