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  2. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Wikipedia

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    The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, (Pub. L. 111–31 (text), H.R. 1256) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. The Act gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate the tobacco industry. A signature element of the law imposes new warnings ...

  3. Regulation of tobacco by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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    The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (also known as the FSPTC Act) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. This bill changed the scope of tobacco policy in the United States by giving the FDA the ability to regulate tobacco products, similar to how it has regulated food and pharmaceuticals since the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.

  4. List of smoking bans in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Statewide smoking ban: On October 1, 2005, the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) went into effect, banning smoking statewide in all enclosed workplaces in Montana including restaurants, though bars were exempt until October 1, 2009; [207] the word "bar" is defined in the Act as also including taverns, night clubs, cocktail lounges, and ...

  5. List of acts of the 111th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    June 22, 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Division A) Granted the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate the tobacco industry and placed new limits on tobacco advertisements and products Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 (Division B) Enhanced eligibility and coverage under the Thrift Savings Plan: 111-32

  6. Tobacco in the United States - Wikipedia

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    On February 4, 2009, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 was signed into law, raising the federal tax rate on cigarettes on from $0.39 per pack to $1.01 per pack, beginning April 1, 2009. [17] [18] Cigarette taxes in the United States; No Net Cost Tobacco Act of 1982; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

  7. Streeting promises to toughen up smoking laws - AOL

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    The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, tabled in the last parliament, sought to prevent anyone born after January 1 2009 from legally smoking by gradually raising the age at which tobacco can be bought.

  8. Two-Thirds of Voters Favor a $1 Tax Hike on a Pack of ... - AOL

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    Laws prohibiting smoking in certain areas, tighter regulation of commercials and higher taxes on smokes have all stopped people from. Over the past decade, there's no doubt that public policy has ...

  9. NYC versus tobacco: Three new smoking deterrents spark ... - AOL

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    This year, however, a renewed effort to curb tobacco sales could translate to a negative financial impact on a city that has already felt the effects of NYC versus tobacco: Three new smoking ...