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H.R. 8399 (116th)

End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act

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Introduced

25 September 2020

Last action

25 September 2020 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Abby Finkenauer, Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI], David Trone

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Taxation

Summary

End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act This bill prohibits tax deductions for expenses relating to direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. Direct-to-consumer advertising is any dissemination, by or on behalf of a sponsor of a prescription drug product, of an advertisement that is (1) in regard to the drug product, and (2) primarily targeted to the general public.

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Timeline

  1. 25 September 2020

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 September 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 September 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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