Editing the Wiki – Tobacco Control Edition
Posted by Jim Harper
Here’s a very nice example of an advocate using the wiki function to make his or her case about a bill.
H.R. 1676, the PACT Act, would prevent tobacco smuggling and ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, according to its authors.
But a WashingtonWatch.com user points out in the wiki article for the bill, “Honest, law-abiding [...]
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This Bill Appears to be About Tobacco Regulation
Posted by Jim Harper
By the looks of the descriptive title, S. 579 seems to be about tobacco regulation. It’s a “bill to establish a comprehensive Federal tobacco product regulatory program, to create a Tobacco Regulatory Agency, to prevent use of tobacco products by youth, and to provide protections for adult tobacco product users through the regulation of [...]
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