The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act has been gaining momentum and working its way through Congress. The strong bipartisan legislation (S. 625/HR 1108) grants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) effective authority to regulate tobacco products, protect children and promote public health. This vital public health legislation has the support of 57 Senators and 223 Representatives and is ready to be considered for full vote.
Please show your support for this important legislation by signing our petition today. It asks that Congress move quickly and schedule time for the full U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to debate and vote on the FDA tobacco bills (S. 625/HR 1108). Each day the Congress doesn't act, more than 1,100 kids will become regular, daily smokers. One-third of them will die from a tobacco-related disease. Unless Congress acts to protect our kids, Big Tobacco will continue to target and entice them with products like candy-flavored cigarettes.
I am in full support of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (S. 625/HR 1108), legislation that would give the FDA authority over tobacco products. I urge Congress to move quickly to schedule floor time so this critical public health legislation can be discussed and voted on.
This important public health legislation will:
*Restrict tobacco marketing and sales to kids,
*Require changes in tobacco products to make them less toxic and less addictive, and
*Stop tobacco companies from misleading the public about the health consequences of using their products.
Now is the time for Congress to pass this critical legislation. Passage of this legislation must be a top priority for Congress. This legislation will protect the public health and help prevent a new generation from becoming addicted to tobacco products.
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