PROTECT Act

Risk-proporitionate regulation for electronic nicotine delivery system products to advance tobacco harm reduction for adult smokers and policies to combat underage use; issues related to enforcement of illicit tobacco products, including importation of counterfeit products; and unregulated nicotine products; issues related to taxation and user fees for tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery system products; issues related to regulation of synthetic nicotine products; discussions related to implementation of Public Law 111-31, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and PMTA submissions for deemed tobacco products; H.R. 2125/H.r. 2185/S. 2622, the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act; H.R. 2786/S.1314, the Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021; H.R. 3051, the End ENDS Act of 2021; H.R. 3226, the Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2021; H.R. 3407/S.411, the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act; H.R. 4629/S. 2445, the Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act; H.R. 5546/S. 2974, the PROTECT Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to Tobacco 21; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues relating to the Presidents FY23 budget; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to the SUNSET Rule; Issues related to FY23 appropriations bills; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine H.R. 8295 Labor HHS Appropriations bill; H.R.8236 Defense Appropriations bill; H.R. 8294 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; H.R.8239 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; S. 4659 Labor HHS Appropriations bill; S. 4663 Defense Appropriations bill; S. 4670 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; S. 4661 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; H.R.2125 To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes; H.R.2786 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021; S.1314 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021; H.R.3883 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; S.2043 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; H.R.2125 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act; S.2622 Quit Because of COIVD-19 Act; H.R.5376 Build Back Better Act/Inflation Reduction Act; S.Con.Res.14 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S.1605 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; H.R.6286 Clarifying Authority over Nicotine Act of 2021; S.438 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021; H.R.3982 Traditional Cigar .Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021;H.R. 3051 END ENDS Act of 2021; H.R. 5546, PROTECT Act, S. 2974, PROTECT Act; H.R. 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023;

S 438: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021. This bill would exempt cigars from FDA regulatory authority. Monitor. S 1183: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act. This bill would permit veterans to use medical marijuana according to state law. Monitor. S 2043: This bill would prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. Monitor. S2974: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act. This bill would fund tobacco control research and prevention for teens. Monitor. HR 365: Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2021. This bill would reschedule marijuana from schedule I to schedule III. Monitor. HR 1017: This bill would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis. Monitor. HR 2588: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act. This bill would permit veterans to use medical marijuana according to state law. Monitor. HR 3051: Ending Nicotine Dependence from Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Act of 2021. This bill would establish a tobacco product standard prohibiting e-liquids with high levels of nicotine. Monitor. HR 3105: Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act. This proposed bill would remove marijuana would from the Controlled Substances Act and allow states to enact legalization. Monitor. HR 3212: This bill would provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing. Monitor. HR 3617: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. This bill would decriminalize cannabis and study the impact of state legalization of recreational cannabis on the workplace, among other things. Monitor. HR 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill would prohibit e-cigarette use on Amtrak. Monitor. Enacted. HR 3883: This bill would prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. Monitor. HR5546: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act. This bill would fund tobacco control research and prevention for teens. Monitor. HR6286: Clarifying Authority over Nicotine Act of 2021 This bill would give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products containing nicotine not derived from tobacco. Monitor. HR 8202: "Preventing Vape Use Act. This bill would recall vaping products that have not been subject to FDA premarket review. Monitor.

Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to smokefree air; Issues related to Tobacco 21; Issues related to the Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to tobacco smuggling; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to menthol cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco prevention; Issues related to youth cessation research; Issues related to nicotine; Issues relating to the Presidents FY23 budget; Issues related to health equity; Issues related to COVID-19 Response; Issues related to the SUNSET Rule; Issues related to FY23 appropriations bills; Issues related to tobacco litter; Issues related to synthetic nicotine House Labor HHS Appropriations bill; H.R.8236 House Defense Appropriations bill; House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; H.R.8239 House Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Senate Labor HHS Appropriations bill; Senate Defense Appropriations bill; Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; H.R.2125 To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes; H.R.2786 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021; S.1314 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021; H.R.3883 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; S.2043 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes; H.R.2125 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act; S.2622 Quit Because of COIVD-19 Act; H.R.5376 Build Back Better Act; S.Con.Res.14 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S.1605 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; H.R.6286 Clarifying Authority over Nicotine Act of 2021; S.438 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021; H.R.3982 Traditional Cigar .Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021;H.R. 3051 END ENDS Act of 2021; H.R. 5546, PROTECT Act, S. 2974, PROTECT Act.

Risk-proporitionate regulation for electronic nicotine delivery system products to advance tobacco harm reduction for adult smokers and policies to combat underage use; issues related to enforcement of illicit tobacco products, including importation of counterfeit products; and unregulated nicotine products; issues related to taxation and user fees for tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery system products; issues related to regulation of synthetic nicotine products; discussions related to implementation of Public Law 111-31, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and PMTA submissions for deemed tobacco products; H.R. 2125/H.r. 2185/S. 2622, the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act; H.R. 2786/S.1314, the Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021; H.R. 3051, the End ENDS Act of 2021; H.R. 3226, the Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2021; H.R. 3407/S.411, the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act; H.R. 4629/S. 2445, the Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act; H.R. 5546/S. 2974, the PROTECT Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

S 438: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021. This bill would exempt cigars from FDA regulatory authority. Monitor. S 1183: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act. This bill would permit veterans to use medical marijuana according to state law. Monitor. S 2043: This bill would prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. Monitor. S2974: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act. This bill would fund tobacco control research and prevention for teens. Monitor. HR 365: Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2021. This bill would reschedule marijuana from schedule I to schedule III. Monitor. HR 1017: This bill would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis. Monitor. HR 2588: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act. This bill would permit veterans to use medical marijuana according to state law. Monitor. HR 3051: Ending Nicotine Dependence from Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Act of 2021. This bill would establish a tobacco product standard prohibiting e-liquids with high levels of nicotine. Monitor. HR 3105: Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act. This proposed bill would remove marijuana would from the Controlled Substances Act and allow states to enact legalization. Monitor. HR 3212: This bill would provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing. Monitor. HR 3617: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act. This bill would decriminalize cannabis and study the impact of state legalization of recreational cannabis on the workplace, among other things. Monitor. HR 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill would prohibit e-cigarette use on Amtrak. Monitor. Enacted. HR 3883: This bill would prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. Monitor. HR5546: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act. This bill would fund tobacco control research and prevention for teens. Monitor. HR6286: Clarifying Authority over Nicotine Act of 2021 This bill would give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products containing nicotine not derived from tobacco. Monitor.

S 438: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021. This bill would exempt cigars from FDA regulatory authority. Monitor. S 1183: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act. This bill would permit veterans to use medical marijuana according to state law. Monitor. S 2043: This bill would prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. Monitor. S2974: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act. This bill would fund tobacco control research and prevention for teens. Monitor. HR 365: Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2021. This bill would reschedule marijuana from schedule I to schedule III. Monitor. HR 2588: Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act. This bill would permit veterans to use medical marijuana according to state law. Monitor. HR 3051: Ending Nicotine Dependence from Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Act of 2021. This bill would establish a tobacco product standard prohibiting e-liquids with high levels of nicotine. Monitor. HR 3105: Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act. This proposed bill would remove marijuana would from the Controlled Substances Act and allow states to enact legalization. Monitor. HR 3212: This bill would provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing. Monitor. HR 3617: Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021. This bill would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis. Monitor. HR 3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bill would prohibit e-cigarette use on Amtrak. Monitor. Enacted. HR 3883: This bill would prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration. Monitor. HR5546: Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act. This bill would fund tobacco control research and prevention for teens. Monitor. HR6286: Clarifying Authority over Nicotine Act of 2021 This bill would give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products containing nicotine not derived from tobacco. Monitor.

Risk-proportionate regulation for electronic nicotine delivery system products to advance tobacco harm reduction for adult smokers and policies to combat underage use. Issues related to enforcement of illicit tobacco products, including importation of counterfeit products, and unregulated nicotine products. Issues related to taxation and user fees for tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery system products. Issues related to regulation of synthetic nicotine products. Discussions related to implementation of Public Law 111-31, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and PMTA submissions for deemed tobacco products. H.R. 2125/H.R. 2185/S. 2622, the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act. H.R. 2786/S. 1314, the Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021. H.R. 3051, the End ENDS Act of 2021. H.R. 3226, the Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act of 2021 H.R. 3407/S. 411, the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act. H.R. 4629/S. 2445, the Resources To Prevent Youth Vaping Act H.R. 5546/S. 2974, the PROTECT Act H.R. 6286, the Clarifying Authority over Nicotine Act of 2021

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbying Report: October 1 - December 31, 2021 Legislation: H.R. ____ FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations bill H.R. 6119 Further Extending Government Funding Act S. 1605 National Defense Authorization Act S. 2599 Senate FY 2022 Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2022 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products) S. 3062 Senate FY 2022 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2022 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) H.R. 2125/S. 2622 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act H.R. 2786/S. 1314 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 3082/S. 438 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Preservation Act H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act H.R. 5546/S. 2974 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act H.R. 6286 Clarifying Authority over Nicotine Act S. 2043 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. ____/S. ____ Health Equity and Accountability Act S. ____ Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act Issues: Robert Califf nomination for Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration FDA action to address menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars FDA action to address synthetic nicotine FDA review of premarket applications for new tobacco products Medicaid and tobacco cessation Presidents FY 2023 Budget Request Tobacco and maternal health Tobacco cessation in general Tobacco tax in general Tobaccos role in health disparities Agencies Visited: US House of Representatives US Senate Office on Management and Budget Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Food and Drug Administration

Tobacco Cessation; E-cigarette regulation; S. 2622 - Quit Because of COVID Act; H.R. 5546 - PROTECT Act; H.R. 6286 - Clarifying Authority Over Nicotine Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), SENATE

Legislation: S. 2599 Senate FY 2022 Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2022 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products) H.R. 4356 House FY 2022 Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2022 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and protecting FDAs authority to oversee all tobacco products) S. _____ Senate FY 2022 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2022 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) H.R. 4502 House FY 2022 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (Lobbying activities related to FY 2022 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) H.R. 2125/S. 2622 Quit Because of COVID-19 Act H.R. 2786/S. 1314 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 3226 Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act H.R. 4629/S. 2445 Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act (re tobacco tax & tobacco cessation) H.R. 5546/S. 2974 Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act H.R. ____ Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act Issues: COVID-19 and tobacco E-cigarette marketing FDA action to address menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars FDA regulation of synthetic nicotine FDA regulation of tobacco products FDA review of e-cigarettes Medicaid and tobacco cessation Tobacco and maternal health Tobacco cessation Tobacco taxes Tobacco's role in health disparaties

Client expense: $158,000 · Firm income: Not reported