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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.

USA115th CongressS-236| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2017
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (56)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Luther Strange (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the producers that are covered, and specify an adjustment for hard cider; modify the alcohol content limitations that apply to certain wines for tax purposes; specify definitions for "mead" and "low alcohol by volume wine;" modify requirements for records, statements, and returns for certain breweries; and permit the transfer of beer between bonded facilities without payment of tax. The Department of the Treasury must amend applicable regulations with respect to the use of wholesome products suitable for human consumption in the production of fermented beverages.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-747
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-747
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-747: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlcoholic beveragesBusiness investment and capitalBusiness recordsCompetition and antitrustCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureFood supply, safety, and labelingFruit and vegetablesIncome tax deductionsLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.

USA115th CongressS-236| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2017
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the producers that are covered, and specify an adjustment for hard cider; modify the alcohol content limitations that apply to certain wines for tax purposes; specify definitions for "mead" and "low alcohol by volume wine;" modify requirements for records, statements, and returns for certain breweries; and permit the transfer of beer between bonded facilities without payment of tax. The Department of the Treasury must amend applicable regulations with respect to the use of wholesome products suitable for human consumption in the production of fermented beverages.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-747
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-747
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (56)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dean Heller (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Luther Strange (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-747: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlcoholic beveragesBusiness investment and capitalBusiness recordsCompetition and antitrustCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureFood supply, safety, and labelingFruit and vegetablesIncome tax deductionsLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers