# 116-hr-8399: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act

116-hr-8399, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8399
- Congress: 116
- Title: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-09-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8399 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8399)

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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8399 (as of 2025-11-18).