# 115-hr-4385: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017

115-hr-4385, Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4385
- Congress: 115
- Title: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-11-14
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug in the first three years after the drug's approval. The Food and Drug Administration may: (1) waive the third year of this prohibition for a drug if direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health, or (2) extend the prohibition if the drug has significant adverse health effects.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7372: Protect SNAP Act
- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7342: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act
- 115-hr-7341: SWEET Act
- 115-hr-7340: Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7339: Medicare for America Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4385 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4385)

## Related
- [115-hr-7372: Protect SNAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7372)
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7342: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7342)
- [115-hr-7341: SWEET Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7341)
- [115-hr-7340: Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7340)
- [115-hr-7339: Medicare for America Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7339)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4385 (as of 2025-11-18).