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Health organization letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders in support of at least $240 million for the CDC Office on Smoking and Health in fiscal year 2021
Organizational letter signed by 69 health organizations urging the Food and Drug Administration to review the menthol Citizen Petition and pursue rulemaking on a menthol cigarette ban
Organizational letter to Congress in support of H.R. 7286, the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act
Organization letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging the release of information regarding pre-market applications for tobacco products subject to the American Academy of Pediatrics, et al. v. FDA district court ruling
Organization letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
Organizational letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging opposition to any provisions in the FY21 Agriculture bill that would weaken FDA’s authority over regulation of tobacco products
Organization letter to the House of Representatives (PDF) in support of H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
Public health organization joint statement (PDF) urging the administration to finalize and implement a proposal to remove all non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes, including mint and menthol, from the marketplace both in retail stores and online
Health organization letter (PDF) supporting the Tobacco to 21 Act and the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act
APHA letter (PDF) and the health organization letter (PDF) in support of the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
public health organization letter (PDF) to Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of a strong allocation of funds to support the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to reduce tobacco use in the U.S.
Letter to House and Senate (PDF) Labor-HHS-Education appropriations subcommittee leaders in support of increased funding for CDC's Office on Smoking and Health.

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