HR 3997 104th Congress House Taxation Agriculture and Food Alcohol tax Beer Tax cuts Tax rates

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1990 tax increase on beer.

Introduced: August 2, 1996 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Aug 2, 1996

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the rate of tax on beer.

What's happening now August 2, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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