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H.R. 2058: FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015

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H.R. 2058: FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-28 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015

Plain summary

FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise premarket review and reporting requirements for products deemed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be tobacco products. A product is not subject to premarket review by the FDA if it is introduced to market before that type of product is deemed a tobacco product. A person introducing a tobacco product that is substantially similar to a marketed product less than 21 months after that type of product is deemed a tobacco product must submit a report to the FDA on the similar product not later than 21 months after that type of product is deemed a tobacco product. (A report is required at least 90 days prior to introduction of a tobacco product that is substantially similar to a marketed product if that type of product has been deemed a tobacco product for 21 months or more.)

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Official text

FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · 77 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

David Rouzer (R-NC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Andy Harris (R-MD), David G. Valadao (R-CA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL) and 17 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] reported raising $4.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2058 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114