U.S.A: PACT Act 2009

[Bill Godshall]

The US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Sen. Kohl's PACT Act today.

[MikeLC]

When will it go into effect?

[yvilla]

Mike, approval by the committee does not = passage, yet. It still has to go before the entire Senate for a vote.

[MikeLC]

From what I've been reading this will fly through senate as well. I'm wondering if it will all take place before the end of '09?

[MikeLC]

I was just advised this is the skivvy on the PACT Act:

"It still must go through the Srnat Finance Committee, the Senate floor, the House Ways and Means Committee, the House Health subcomittee, the House Floor, Conference Committee, and then signed by the president before it can become law. That is a lot of ifs."

I feel much better now

[JerryRM]

If it's not ratified by the Senate by the end of this session, does that mean that it is dead and the whole process must be started over again?

[JerryRM]

Jerry that's goooooood, didn't even think of that.. Love it *LOL* Could ya' just imagine all of them swaying around helplessly.. Falling down..... and go "BOOM!*! *LOL*

AngeLsLuv, that sounds more like a major earthquake, not a minor one !! lol.

[TropicalBob]

Focus on "unanimously" approved ....

Make your plans.

[ACM]

It's clear that this bill will pass the Senate. And Obama, smoker or not, will sign it into law. I am 100% sure of that. But it seems pretty clear that the language of the law omits electronic cigarettes and nicotine juices. They are not tobacco products under the letter of this law. If the bill passes and the Feds start cracking down on e-cigs and juice shipments through the USPS, I think the e-cig industry could have a lawsuit on their hands. We can only hope some ACLU lawyer likes to vape!

Of course, if the FDA decides to classify e-cigs as a tobacco product, then we're all screwed. I think, either way, it's time to seriously stock up on as much as you can afford in the way of juice, atomizers, extra batteries, carts, etc.

But in the meantime, even if this bill passes into law, I would hope that e-cig and juice companies in the US will continue to operate as usual in protest of this foolish law.

[MikeLC]

Any ACLU lawyers want a free starter kit? LOL