Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act
Latest action · Oct 8, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a business expense tax deduction for expenses relating to advertising or promoting the sale and use of prescription pharmaceuticals.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2009 to Oct 19, 2009; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Oct 19, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Oct 19, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Oct 8, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Oct 8, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10320)
- Oct 8, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10320 | Al Franken D-MN | Oct 8, 2009 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2917 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs. | Related bill | Jun 17, 2009 |
| HR 2966 | Say No to Drug Ads Act | Related bill | Jun 19, 2009 |
| HR 3979 | Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act | Identical bill | Nov 2, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2009Introduced in Senate
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