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Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-483| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2025
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (2)
Tim Kaine (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025, aims to significantly amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by imposing new restrictions on direct-to-consumer drug advertising . Its primary provision establishes a prohibition on all forms of direct-to-consumer advertising, including on social media platforms, for any newly approved drug for a period of three years following its initial approval. A key exception allows the Secretary to grant a waiver for this prohibition during the third year, provided the drug's sponsor applies and the Secretary determines that such advertising would offer an affirmative value to public health . Furthermore, the bill grants the Secretary ongoing authority to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising for a drug even after the initial three-year period if significant adverse health effects are identified through post-approval studies or other relevant data. The Secretary is also mandated to revise existing regulations within one year to implement these new restrictions.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3180
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4785
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2024
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 7, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1117
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3180
    Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4785
    Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2024


  • February 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 7, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1117
    Introduced in House

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1117: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationInternet, web applications, social mediaMarketing and advertisingPrescription drugs

Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-483| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2025
This bill, titled the Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025, aims to significantly amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by imposing new restrictions on direct-to-consumer drug advertising . Its primary provision establishes a prohibition on all forms of direct-to-consumer advertising, including on social media platforms, for any newly approved drug for a period of three years following its initial approval. A key exception allows the Secretary to grant a waiver for this prohibition during the third year, provided the drug's sponsor applies and the Secretary determines that such advertising would offer an affirmative value to public health . Furthermore, the bill grants the Secretary ongoing authority to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising for a drug even after the initial three-year period if significant adverse health effects are identified through post-approval studies or other relevant data. The Secretary is also mandated to revise existing regulations within one year to implement these new restrictions.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3180
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4785
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2024
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 7, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1117
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3180
    Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4785
    Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2024


  • February 6, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 7, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1117
    Introduced in House
Angus S. King

Angus S. King

Independent Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (2)
Tim Kaine (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1117: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationInternet, web applications, social mediaMarketing and advertisingPrescription drugs