# 118-hres-979: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public health authorities and tobacco control advocates should encourage American innovation and embrace harm reduction as part of the comprehensive United States approach to tobacco control.

118-hres-979, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public health authorities and tobacco control advocates should encourage American innovation and embrace harm reduction as part of the comprehensive United States approach to tobacco control., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-979
- Congress: 118
- Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public health authorities and tobacco control advocates should encourage American innovation and embrace harm reduction as part of the comprehensive United States approach to tobacco control.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2024-01-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public health authorities and tobacco control advocates should encourage American innovation and embrace harm reduction as part of the comprehensive United States approach to tobacco control.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2024-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-979 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/979)

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- [118-hres-1148: Condemning the Iranian regime's terrorism, regional proxy war, internal suppres…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-1148)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-979 (as of 2026-10-15).