Plans by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require e-cigarette makers submit products for pre-market review may be blocked by Congress, the Associated Press said.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives back the proposal contained in a spending bill approved by a House subcommittee, the AP reported. FDA last year unveiled a so called deeming rule to expand its tobacco product regulatory scope to include e-cigarettes, cigars, hookahs, nicotine gels and dissolvable products. A final proposal is expected in coming months.
E-cigarette makers would be required to seek FDA approval for products introduced after February, 2007, which would include most vaping paraphernalia on the US market. Pre-market review would be prohibitively expensive and drive companies out of business, proponents of the bill reportedly said.