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H.R. 8399 116th Congress House

End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription drugs.

Introduced: September 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business expensesIncome tax deductionsMarketing and advertisingPrescription drugs
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 25, 2020
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 Latest action September 25, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act

This bill prohibits tax deductions for expenses relating to direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs.

Direct-to-consumer advertising is any dissemination, by or on behalf of a sponsor of a prescription drug product, of an advertisement that is (1) in regard to the drug product, and (2) primarily targeted to the general public.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 73 Identical bill End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
  • S 1801 Affordable Medications Act
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Sep 25, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8399: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8399/
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"H.R. 8399: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8399/.
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H.R. 8399, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8399/.
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