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H.R. 2111: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt the premium cigar industry from certain regulations.
119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-14 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt the premium cigar industry from certain regulations.
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt the premium cigar industry from certain regulations.
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Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] · 17 cosponsors
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Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] reported raising $738,092 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2111.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr2111 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills