The bill approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee is far more aggressive than the ban Trump proposed two months ago.
A House panel on Tuesday advanced a sweeping ban on flavored tobacco — including vaping products — as Democrats condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to stall his plans for muscular restrictions amid lobbying from political allies and the vape industry.
The House is likely to pass the bill, but it's expected to die in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced an anti-tobacco measure that would raise the purchasing age to 21 nationwide but not otherwise restrict sales. Republicans critics of the measure warned that it wouldn't curb vaping illnesses or teen e-cigarette use but could hurt adult smokers looking for better options. And they argued that the real culprit is marijuana vapes, which have primarily been linked to the vaping-related lung disease outbreak. A Republican-backed amendment to make marijuana vapes subject to FDA regulation failed after Pallone urged a vote against the provision, saying it's not the focus of the legislation.
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