WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- A Republican U.S. senator who also is a physician is seeking to ban cigarette smoking and other tobacco use.
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Both supporters and critics of a U.S. Senate bill to regulate the manufacture and marketing of cigarettes say the measure is likely to pass.
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has approved landmark legislation empowering the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco for the first time.
WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Public health experts say exempting menthol from a ban on flavored cigarettes shows the power the tobacco industry has over the U.S. Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. House committee has given overwhelming approval to a bill allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. Senate panel has approved a bill that empowers the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products, Congressional Quarterly said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Some U.S. tobacco farmers say Congress' proposed buyout may force them to give up their crops.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Proponents of greater federal regulation of tobacco gained a major victory Thursday when the U.S. Senate approved legislation providing the authority.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- India announced Thursday it is imposing a ban on the advertisements and promotion of tobacco and its products in the electronic and print media.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Tobacco state interests are trying to attach provisions to a catch-all budget bill that would provide a $7 billion buyout for tobacco farmers.
