II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 73 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 10, 2019 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Brown , Mr. King , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Reed , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Warren , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Smith , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Bennet , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Manchin , and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription drugs.