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HR 4565 114th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Marketing and advertising Prescription drugs

Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2016

Introduced: February 12, 2016 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Feb 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 12, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2016

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug in the first three years after the drug's approval. The Food and Drug Administration may: (1) waive the third year of this prohibition for a drug if direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health, or (2) extend the prohibition if the drug has significant adverse health effects.
What's happening now February 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4565: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4565/
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"H.R. 4565: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4565/.
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H.R. 4565, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4565/.
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