,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,king1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4  
,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to ban drug      
manufacturers from using                
direct-to-consumer advertising1         
including social media1 to promote their
 products4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,end ,prescription  
,drug ,ads ,now ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition 
on direct-to-consumer drug advertising  
of drugs  7a7 ,in general ,section #ejb 
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ceb7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7hh7 
7#a7 ,if it is a drug approved under    
section #eje or licensed under section  
#cea of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act1 and subject to section            

#ejc7;b77#a71 and the holder of the     
approved application under section #eje 
or of the license under such section    
#cea has conducted direct-to-consumer   
advertising of the drug within the most 
recent #cj-;day period4  7#b7 ,for      
purposes of this paragraph1 the term    
direct-to-consumer advertising1 with    
respect to a drug subject to section    
#ejc7;b77#a71 means any promotional     
communication targeting consumers1      
including through television1 radio1    
print media1 digital platforms1 and     
social media1 for purposes of marketing 
such a drug4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall take effect #cj days after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 and     
shall apply with respect to any drug    
approved under section #eje of the      
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 or licensed   
under section #cea of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfb71 regardless of when the drug was  

approved or licensed4