United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8399 (116th)
End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
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
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
25 September 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 September 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 September 2020
Sponsors
- Abby Finkenauer · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- David Trone · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Affordable Medications Act
- related to → End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8399
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8399
- us · 116-hr-8399 · source updated 5 December 2025