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HR 1236 112th Congress House

Small BREW Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.

Introduced: September 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alcoholic beveragesFood industry and servicesSales and excise taxesSmall business
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Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 29, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act or the Small BREW Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the rate of the excise tax on beer produced within or imported into the United States for brewers who produce not more than 6 million barrels of beer a year.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 534 Related bill Brewer's Employment and Excise Relief Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 99
All 99 Democratic 28 Republican 10
Shuler, Heath
· Sep 13, 2012
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Jul 11, 2012
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jun 18, 2012
Reed, Tom
· Jun 18, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· May 8, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 7, 2012
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2012
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Mar 1, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 1, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 1, 2012
PASTOR, ED
· Mar 1, 2012
McHenry, Patrick
· Jan 23, 2012
MYRICK, SUE
· Jan 23, 2012
WATT, MELVIN
· Jan 23, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Dec 27, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Dec 8, 2011
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Dec 8, 2011
Miller, Brad
· Dec 8, 2011
Schmidt, Jean
· Nov 18, 2011
Nunes, Devin
· Nov 1, 2011
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Nov 1, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Oct 14, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 6, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 6, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Sep 23, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 12, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Sep 9, 2011
JOHNSON, SAM
· Sep 9, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 9, 2011
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Aug 26, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Aug 5, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 29, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Jul 26, 2011
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Jul 21, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Jul 11, 2011
Barletta, Lou
· Jul 8, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 8, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 8, 2011
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Jul 8, 2011
Roskam, Peter
· Jul 8, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Jul 8, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 23, 2011
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 23, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 23, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· Jun 23, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2011
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 15, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jun 15, 2011
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1236: Small BREW Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1236/
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"H.R. 1236: Small BREW Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1236/.
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H.R. 1236, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1236/.
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