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HR 6599 112th Congress House Taxation Business expenses Child health Food industry and services Income tax deductions Marketing and advertising Nutrition and diet

Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act

Introduced: November 16, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 16, 2012
Introduced in House
 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.

What's happening now November 16, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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