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S 2936 114th Congress Senate Taxation Business expenses Child health Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Fruit and vegetables Government studies and investigations Income tax deductions Marketing and advertising Nutrition and diet

Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act

Introduced: May 17, 2016 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 17, 2016
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 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.

What's happening now May 17, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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