H.R. 8343: Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-22 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act

Plain summary

Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to refer to the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee certain applications for premarket review of a new tobacco product, such as an e-cigarette. (Currently, the FDA may refer an application to the committee but is generally not required to do so.) The FDA shall notify the committee when receiving such an application. If the FDA intends to issue an order on an application, the FDA shall refer the application to the committee. With respect to a referred application, the committee shall make a public vote and issue recommendations about the application. The committee must also make public a list of all applications for premarket review of new tobacco products.

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Official text

Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · 7 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] reported raising $3.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8343.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8343 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116