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S. 652

Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of municipal solid waste facility for purposes of the energy credit.

Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) spinning

Stalled

No recorded action in more than nine months. Bills that see no further action expire at the end of the two-year Congress.

In brief

This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to impose civil penalties on social media influencers and health care providers who make false or misleading statements about prescription drugs for financial gain. It requires telehealth companies and influencers to include summary information about side effects and effectiveness in all social media advertisements for prescription drugs. Additionally, the legislation mandates that drug manufacturers report payments made to influencers for pharmaceutical promotion under federal anti-kickback laws. Introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the bill is currently under review by a Senate committee.

Timeline

Every recorded action, oldest first.

  1. February 14, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced

    Sen. Whitehouse introduced a bill to update tax credit definitions for municipal solid waste facilities to include more waste-to-energy technologies.

    Next: Referred to the Senate Committee on Finance.

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