Letters: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids letters to VisaVisa, PayPal, Master Card, Discover Card, Diners Club, and American Express congratulating them for entering into the agreement with the state attorneys general and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) to terminate the credit card and PayPal rights of Internet sellers of tobacco products that BATFE or a state AG identifies as violating applicable federal or state laws.
Letter: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Partnership for Effective Tobacco Policy and American Lung Association letter to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) urging him to reintroduce the Prevent All Contraband Tobacco (PACT) Act, which Senator Hatch introduced with Senator Herbert Kohl (D-WI) in the previous session of Congress , where it passed the Senate unanimously.
Letters: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids letters to the United Postal Service (UPS) and Federal Express (Fed Ex) urging the two companies to follow the example of DHL, the other major common carrier operating in the United States, and institute effective procedures to ensure that they do make any deliveries for Internet vendors that are selling tobacco products in violation of federal and state laws. (7.21.05)
Statement: JAMA Study Shows Kids Can Easily Buy Cigarettes Over the Internet, Underscoring Need for Meehan Legislation to Address the Problem (9.9.03)
Statement: Legislation Needed to Stop Internet Tobacco Sales to Kids (5.1.03)
Testimony: Matthew Myers, before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property (5.1.03)
Testimony Summary: Summary of Myers testimony (5.1.03)
Statement: Public Health Groups Support New Bill by Congressmen Meehan and Hansen to Curb Internet Cigarette Sales To Kids and Reduce Evasion of Cigarette Taxes
(11.13.02)
Release: Campaign Praises Visa For Taking Strong Action to Stop Illegal Internet Tobacco Sales to Kids, Urges Other Credit Card Companies to Follow Suit (10.29.02)