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S 1058 111th Congress Senate

Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Food industry and servicesSales and excise taxesSmall business
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May 14, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 14, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 14, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from $18 to $9 (the pre-1991 level) the per-barrel tax on beer; and (2) allow a further reduction in such tax for brewers who produce not more than 2 million barrels annually.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 836 Identical bill Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Isakson, Johnny
· Jan 21, 2010
Burr, Richard
· Jun 18, 2009
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 14, 2009
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 14, 2009
Vitter, David
· May 14, 2009
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