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S 2936 114th Congress Senate

Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act

Official title: A bill 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 p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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 of poor nutritional quality.

Introduced: May 17, 2016 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Taxation Business expensesChild healthElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and relief
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Food industry and servicesFruit and vegetablesGovernment studies and investigationsIncome tax deductionsMarketing and advertisingNutrition and diet
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for: (1) advertising or marketing directed at children (age 14 or under) for food of poor nutritional quality or a brand primarily associated with food of poor nutritional quality; and (2) for related expenses, including for travel, goods or services constituting entertainment, amusement, or recreation, gifts, or other promotion expenses.

The Department of the Treasury must enter into a contract with the National Academy of Medicine to develop procedures to evaluate and identify food of poor nutritional quality and brands that are primarily associated with such food.

The bill authorizes additional funding to carry out the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5232 Related bill Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2936: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2936/
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"S. 2936: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2936/.
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S. 2936, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2936/.
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