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HR 777 112th Congress House

Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits produced by small producers.

Introduced: May 31, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Food industry and servicesSales and excise taxesSmall business
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Feb 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small distilled spirits producers a credit against the excise tax on distilled spirits equal to 80% of the otherwise applicable tax on the first 65,000 of proof gallons of distilled spirits produced in or imported into the United States. Defines "small distilled spirits producer" as any person who produces not more than 100,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits during the calendar year.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 31, 2012
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 29, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Feb 27, 2012
MICA, JOHN
· Oct 25, 2011
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 3, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 777: Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-777/
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"H.R. 777: Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-777/.
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H.R. 777, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-777/.
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