US SB73 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-2)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] |
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1801 (Related) 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB8399 (Same As) 2020-09-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB8399 (Same As) 2020-09-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/73/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s73/BILLS-116s73is.pdf |
