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Prescription Drug Safety and Affordability Act of 2004

Introduced: February 26, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 26, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E251-252)
Feb 26, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescription Drug Safety and Affordability Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny prescription drug manufacturers an income tax deduction for gifts provided to or for the benefit of a physician, not including product samples.

What's happening now February 26, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 14, 2004
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 3, 2004
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2004
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3865: Prescription Drug Safety and Affordability Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3865/
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"H.R. 3865: Prescription Drug Safety and Affordability Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3865/.
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H.R. 3865, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3865/.
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