On Sep 10, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing to evaluate the FDA’s work on human food and tobacco regulation and discuss related legislative proposals, including the Tobacco User Cost Modernization Act of 2024.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce (The Committee), according to a Sept. 10 release on its official website, will hold a hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. (EST) in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2123, John D. The hearing is in the Dingell Conference Room on the topic of “Evaluating the FDA’s Human Food and Tobacco Programs”.
According to a Sept. 3 hearing announcement by U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (D-N.Y.) Brett Guthrie (R-N.Y.) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Brett Guthrie (D-N.Y.) said.
- “The hearing will give our members an opportunity to hear from the head of the Human Food Program and the head of the Center for Tobacco about how the FDA is helping adult smokers quit, preventing illegal products from getting into the hands of children, and ensuring the safety of the food supply.”
The subcommittee will hear testimony from James “Jim” Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods (James “Jim” Jones), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Brian King, Director of the Center for Tobacco Products (Brian King), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
In addition to hearing testimony, the hearing will discuss several legislative proposals, including the Tobacco User Cost Modernization Act of 2024 (H.R. 9425).
