Source: Richard Craver, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 2/28/20


The U.S. House of Representatives passed Friday a bill by a 213-195 vote that would dramatically tighten federal tobacco regulations, including banning all non-tobacco flavorings for tobacco products. However, the odds of Democratic-sponsored H.R. 2339, titled “Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act” becoming law are slim given the Trump administration’s opposition to much of what the bill would accomplish.

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