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HR 1305 108th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.

Introduced: March 18, 2003 See on congress.gov
Taxation Agriculture and FoodAlcohol taxBeerTax rates
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Mar 18, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 18, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from $18 to $9 (its pre-1991 level) the per-barrel tax on beer.
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  • S 809 Identical bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 3 Republican 10
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· May 13, 2004
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 5, 2004
DeMint, James
· May 5, 2004
Majette, Denise
· Apr 27, 2004
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Sep 24, 2003
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Sep 10, 2003
OSE, DOUG
· Sep 5, 2003
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 25, 2003
Burr, Richard
· Jul 17, 2003
Toomey, Patrick
· Jul 17, 2003
DREIER, DAVID
· Jul 15, 2003
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 24, 2003
LINDER, JOHN
· Jun 24, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Jun 10, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· May 22, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 13, 2003
Vitter, David
· May 1, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 18, 2003
BALLENGER, CASS
· Mar 18, 2003
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Mar 18, 2003
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 18, 2003
COLLINS, MAC
· Mar 18, 2003
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 18, 2003
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 18, 2003
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Mar 18, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 18, 2003
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 18, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 18, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Mar 18, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 18, 2003
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Mar 18, 2003
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 18, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 18, 2003
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 18, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 18, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Mar 18, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 18, 2003
TAUZIN, W.
· Mar 18, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Mar 18, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 18, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1305: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1305/
MLA
"H.R. 1305: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1305/.
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H.R. 1305, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1305/.
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