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Smoking Now Allowed in House Side of Congress

While you may not be able to smoke in your office, your local member of Congress can.

30 Members of Congress form Congressional Cigar Caucus

There’s a new Congressional caucus dedicated just to cigars. Earlier this month, the Congressional Cigar Caucus Caucus was approved as a Congressional Member Organization, better…

Bill to Change FDA Grandfather Date Reintroduced in Congress

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., have introduced the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act in the 115th congress. The bill is actually a bit…

Cigar Exemption, FDA Predicate Date Change Approved by Appropriations Committee (Update)

Cigar smokers got two wins at today’s meeting of the House of Representations Committee on Appropriations. The committee met for a markup meeting, a process…

New House Bill Would Push Back Potential FDA Grandfather Date

There’s a new cigar-friendly bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, but it will only be useful if new rules by the U.S. Food &…