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HR 1306 109th Congress House

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

Introduced: May 3, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation Agriculture and FoodAlcohol taxBeerTax rates
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Mar 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 15, 2005

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.
 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 48
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Dec 5, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Sep 25, 2006
CAMP, DAVE
· Jul 26, 2006
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 20, 2006
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 25, 2006
BROWN, HENRY
· May 25, 2006
Sullivan, John
· May 10, 2006
Melancon, Charlie
· May 2, 2006
Salazar, John
· May 2, 2006
Barrett, J.
· Apr 26, 2006
R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 1, 2006
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 1, 2006
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 17, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Nov 17, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Nov 17, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Oct 27, 2005
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 21, 2005
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Sep 21, 2005
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 14, 2005
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 7, 2005
R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 7, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Jul 21, 2005
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Jul 21, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Jul 14, 2005
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 14, 2005
R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 30, 2005
LINDER, JOHN
· Jun 30, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Jun 30, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Jun 30, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jun 23, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Jun 23, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Jun 23, 2005
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Jun 23, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Jun 9, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Jun 9, 2005
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 9, 2005
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 17, 2005
Mack, Connie
· May 17, 2005
R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 5, 2005
GORDON, BART
· May 5, 2005
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 3, 2005
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 20, 2005
DREIER, DAVID
· Apr 20, 2005
HASTINGS, DOC
· Apr 14, 2005
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 12, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Apr 12, 2005
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 6, 2005
SOUDER, MARK
· Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1306: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1306/
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"H.R. 1306: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1306/.
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H.R. 1306, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1306/.
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