End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2018 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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit 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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2018 to Jul 25, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 1, 2018 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jul 25, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 771 | Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act | Related bill | Mar 29, 2017 |
| HR 1776 | Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act | Related bill | Apr 5, 2017 |
| S 3411 | Affordable Medications Act | Related bill | Sep 5, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
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- Mar 1, 2018Introduced in Senate
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