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HR 4140 105th Congress House Taxation Alcohol tax Alcoholic beverage industry Beer Commerce Retail trade Wholesale trade

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special taxes on wholesale and retail dealers in liquor and beer, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 1998
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the occupational tax on retail and wholesale dealers of liquor and beer and on rectifiers and brewers.

What's happening now June 25, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 25, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4140: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special taxes on wholesale and retail dealers in liquor and beer, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4140/
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"H.R. 4140: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special taxes on wholesale and retail dealers in liquor and beer, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4140/.
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H.R. 4140, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4140/.
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[H.R. 4140: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special taxes on wholesale and retail dealers in liquor and beer, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4140/)
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