United States · Bill · S
S. 73 (116th)
End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
Introduced
10 January 2019
Last action
10 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
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
10 January 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
10 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 10 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
- 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/senate-bill/73
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/73
- us · 116-s-73 · source updated 5 December 2025