WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- Smoking cessation programs make up $ 75 million of the economic stimulus bill making its way through the Senate , according to Sen. Tom Harkin , D-Iowa , who sponsored the funding . Sen. Tom Harkin 's office says smoking causes $ 110 billion in health costs each year . Harkin said the programs were an attempt to bolster the economy by lowering the soaring health-care costs smoking causes each year . The money will be used to bolster existing anti-smoking campaigns run by the Department of Health and Human Services and to buy new equipment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , which tests the contents of cigarettes . Harkin 's office cited figures that smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths and causes $ 110 billion in heath costs every year . Harkin believes prevention will go a long way to boosting the health of Americans while boosting health of the American economy . Watch Harkin describe how anti-smoking programs help economy » . The U.S. House on Wednesday evening passed the $ 819 billion economic stimulus package on a party-line vote , despite President Barack Obama 's efforts to achieve bipartisan support for the bill , CNNMoney.com reports . The final vote was 244 to 188 . No Republicans voted for the bill , while 11 Democrats voted against it . The Senate is likely to take up the bill next week .
$ 500 million would go toward smoking cessation programs , says Sen. Tom Harkin . Programs are effort to stimulate economy by reducing soaring health - care costs . The House passes $ 819 billion economic stimulus package .