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HR 3950 99th Congress House Taxation Advertising and Marketing Agriculture and Rural Affairs Business and commerce Cigarettes Income tax Sales promotion Tax deductions Tobacco

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to disallow any deduction for advertising or other promotion expenses with respect to sales of tobacco and tobacco products.

Introduced: December 16, 1985 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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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Dec 16, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 16, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow an income tax deduction for any tobacco and tobacco product sale promotion expenses.

Defines "tobacco and tobacco products" as any small cigarette, large cigarette, cigar, or smokeless tobacco product, including snuff and chewing tobacco.

What's happening now December 16, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 23, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3950: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to disallow any deduction for advertising or other promotion expenses with respect to sales of tobacco and tobacco products.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3950/
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"H.R. 3950: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to disallow any deduction for advertising or other promotion expenses with respect to sales of tobacco and tobacco products.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3950/.
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H.R. 3950, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3950/.
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[H.R. 3950: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to disallow any deduction for advertising or other promotion expenses with respect to sales of tobacco and tobacco products.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3950/)
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