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H.R. 4821 (107th)

Fair Advertising and Increased Research (FAIR) Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 May 2002

Last action

22 May 2002 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

19 August 2025

Taxation

Summary

Fair Advertising and Increased Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit any drug manufacturer from taking a tax deduction for expenditures relating to the advertising, promoting, or marketing of any FDA prescription drug to the extent the aggregate amount of such expenditures exceeds the manufacturer's aggregate research and development expenditures. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to estimate amount of additional tax revenues raised by enforcement of the Act, to be allocated to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.

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Timeline

  1. 20 May 2002

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2651)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 May 2002

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 May 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2002

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    Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2002

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