House members voted 373 to 52 in favor of the bill and Senate members voted 74 to 19 to pass the legislation. On Friday, June 29, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate voted to pass a transportation bill that included commercial RYO regulation, the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) reported. The…
Sugar Reform Denied
Coalition hopes close vote signals momentum for reform this year. In response to the Senate’s narrow defeat of an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill, which would have modestly reformed the costly U.S. sugar program, the Coalition for Sugar Reform released the following statement. “While we are disappointed the Senate voted to maintain the status…
Senate To Review Food Safety Bill
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to review its version of a food safety bill next week, NACS reported. The popular bill is not expected to have much trouble getting passed. Last year the House passed a similar bill, but there exists a large difference in the funding methods each chamber uses to increase the FDA’s…