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Senate considers banning vaping devices in carry-on luggage

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http://sfata.org/urgent-us-senate-may-consider-ban-e-cigs-carry-bags/

"URGENT: US Senate May Consider Ban of E-cigs in Carry On Bags

"Next week the Senate is scheduled to debate the FAA reauthorization on the Senate Floor. Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) has proposed an amendment (SA 3547) that will expand the list of hazardous products to vapor devices and prohibit them from being carried on ALL flights.

"Please OPPOSE SA 3547 which will simply make it more difficult for the millions of Americans to successfully continue their efforts to break away from cigarettes.

SA 3547 as filed
SEC. 5032. REGULATIONS RELATING TO E-CIGARETTES.
(a) In General.–Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration shall, in coordination and consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration–
(1) finalize the interim final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued October 30, 2015, pertaining to e-cigarettes; and
(2) expand that rule to prohibit the carrying of battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices in checked baggage and in carry-on baggage.
(b) Definition.–In this section, the term “battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices” means e-cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, personal vaporizers, and electronic nicotine delivery systems.
 

Neunerball

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It's just the beginning of the prohibition for vaping. If they pass this, then they also have to ban laptops, tablets, cell phones, etc. In other words, everything that has any sort of a battery in it.
 

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