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HR 6599 112th Congress House

Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect children's health by denying any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect children's health by denying any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or of food of poor nutritional quality.

Introduced: November 16, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business expensesChild healthFood industry and servicesIncome tax deductions
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Marketing and advertisingNutrition and diet
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 16, 2012
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 Latest action November 16, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for expenses related to advertising and marketing primarily directed at children to promote the consumption by children of: (1) food from any fast food restaurant, (2) food of poor nutritional quality, and (3) any brand under which the majority of products are food of poor nutritional quality. Defines "food of poor nutritional quality" as food and beverages that are determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services [HHS] and the Federal Trade Commission [FTC]) to be inconsistent with the most recent dietary guidelines published under the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6599: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6599/
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"H.R. 6599: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6599/.
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H.R. 6599, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6599/.
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