It’s the first step in a long process, but the proposed House Agriculture Appropriations Bill has cleared a subcommittee with the language that has an exemption for premium cigars. Yesterday, a draft of the proposed Agriculture Appropriations Bill was released that allowed for an exemption for premium cigars. What that means is that Federal funding […]
The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations committee has released the fiscal year 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The bill makes fiscal appropriations (i.e. funding) for programs covered in the areas of agriculture, rural development, and Food and Drug Administration. In the draft, language has been included an exemption for premium cigars. What that means is essentially that funds in […]
In what was a blow to the cigar industry, the language that would have exempted premium cigars from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation was not included in the Omnibus Spending Bill. In addition, language that would have shifted the proposed grandfather date for cigars subject to regulation was not included. What this means, is […]
As Congress is debating what the Federal Budget with the Omnibus Spending Bill, part of the process is to determine what Federal programs will receive funding. With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pushing for regulations of premium cigars, it would require such funding. Word has now surfaced that there is a chance for […]
This week, we learned that the U.S. Food and Drug and Administration (FDA) delivered its proposed regulations to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Now eleven U.S. Senators have sent a letter to OMB Director Shaun Donovan to complete its review process as quick as possible. The eleven U.S. Senators include: Dick […]
The United States Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has send its proposed rulings for the regulation of premium cigars to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB will now conduct its own review on what the FDA has proposed. Information of this latest step in the FDA’s program to implement the Family Smoking […]
J. Glynn Loope, Executive Director for Cigar Rights of America has sent an open letter to each of the declared candidates running for President of the United States in 2016. The message of the letter calls for communication and support to the premium cigar industry with pending regulations forthcoming by the U.S. Food and Drug […]
A bill has been introduced to the United States House of Representatives to change the date that premium hand-made cigars are subject to the proposed regulations by the FDA. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) has introduced legislation that would change the proposed date from February 15, 2007 until 21 months after any such proposed regulations go […]
With the 114th Congress now in session, the time has come to reintroduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation. Last week we reported on the introduction of House Bill (HR) 662 to the U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of that bill is to introduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from regulations being proposed by […]
With the 114th Congress now in session, the time has come to reintroduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation. House Bill (HR) 662 has been introduced by Representative Bill Posey of Florida to the U.S. House of Representatives. The purpose of the bill is to introduce legislation to exempt premium cigars from regulations […]
