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S 141 117th Congress Senate Taxation Business expenses Income tax deductions Marketing and advertising Prescription drugs

End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act

Introduced: January 28, 2021 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Jan 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 28, 2021
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End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act

This bill prohibits a tax deduction 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 in regard to the drug product and primarily targeted to the general public.

What's happening now January 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1898 Related bill Affordable Medications Act
  • HR 6392 Related bill No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 16 Independent 2
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2021
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 23, 2021
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 28, 2021
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jan 28, 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 28, 2021
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 28, 2021
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 28, 2021
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 28, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 28, 2021
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 28, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jan 28, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 28, 2021
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 28, 2021
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 28, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jan 28, 2021
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 28, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2021
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 28, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 141: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-141/
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"S. 141: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-141/.
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S. 141, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-141/.
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