In DC, where there’s smoke, there are usually mirrors. But we see real progress in getting the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” passed -- finally.

AHA and ACC and others have been working on getting this bill passed for several years. It is bipartisan legislation that would grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco products. This legislation passed the House last July 30^th by an overwhelming and bipartisan vote of 326 to 102. Similar legislation passed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and had 60 sponsors/cosponsors in the 110^th Congress.

Just introduced yesterday, the bill will hopefully be quickly passed by both Chambers within a few weeks at most.

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