Current Federal Tobacco Legislation S. 625/H.R. 1108.

HR1108 as Reported to Floor of House 7/17/08 With Regard to Menthol Issue (posted 7/24/08)

Letter to the Editor re HR1108 with Technical References, July 17, 2008

Ideas to Build a Better Tobacco Regulation Bill for the Next Session of Congress, July 17, 2008

6/19/08 Updated Analysis S.625/HR1108 and Advocacy Issues

Full Text of S.625/H.R. 1108 (Feb 26,2007)
(as of May 3, 2008, Thomas shows no amendments since February 26, 2007)

AAPHP Letter to the Editor Wall Street Journal May 3 2008

AAPHP Statement to House Energy and Commerce Committee, April 2, 2008

AAPHP Full Analysis of S.625/H.R. 1108 (July 12, 2007)

Other Informational Resources

December 9, 2007 meeting: AAPHP and CTFK re S625

Amendments made to S. 625 August 1, 2007

Philip Morris Gears Up For FDA Regulation (June 21, 2007)

"Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) Hype in favor of S.625/H.R.1108"(May 3 2007)

Stakeholders Pro and Con (April 7, 2007)

Feb 28 Update on Hearing (Includes links to video) (April 7, 2007)

Testimony to Senate - Professor Alan Blum (April 1, 2007)

Suggested letter (Email) to Congress (March 3, 2007)

"Smokefree" statement to US Senate (March 3, 2007)

Koop-Kessler Review (Feb 26, 2007)

Nitzkin's Letter to Hearing Committee Members (Feb 26, 2007)

Tobacco Research/Policy Papers

Tobacco harm reduction: an alternative cessation strategy for inveterate smokers - Rodu & Godshall

For further information please contact Dr. Joel Nitzkin, Chair, AAPHP Tobacco Control Task Force, at jln-md@mindspring.com