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House vote: H.R. 1108 // July 30, 2008Needed two-thirds to pass

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

Sponsor: HENRY WAXMAN (D-CA)

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Title I: Authority of the Food and Drug Administration - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to provide for the regulation of tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Defines a tobacco product as any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption. Prohibits a tobacco product from being marketed in combination with any other article or product regulated under FFDCA.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 107 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

326 votes, representing 169,903,707 people74.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

102 votes, representing 55,921,816 people24.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon32674.0%
NayLost10224.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.7%