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S.2342: Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act
About This Bill
- Introduced May 15, 2014
- Latest Major Action May 15, 2014
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for any business expenses: (1) for advertising or marketing primarily directed at children (defined as individuals under the age of 14) to promote the consumption by such children of food of poor nutritional quality or of a brand primarily associated with food of poor nutritional quality that is primarily directed at children; and (2) for related...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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May 15, 2014 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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May 15, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) |