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S 534 112th Congress Senate

Brewer's Employment and Excise Relief Act of 2011

Official title: A bill 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: March 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Food industry and servicesSales and excise taxesSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 9, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 9, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1510-1511)
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 9, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Brewer's Employment and Excise Relief Act of 2011 - 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
  • HR 1236 Related bill Small BREW Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 10 Republican 6 Independent 1
Isakson, Johnny
· Jul 30, 2012
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 28, 2012
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 15, 2012
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 27, 2011
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 22, 2011
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 7, 2011
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 4, 2011
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 29, 2011
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 17, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 16, 2011
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 16, 2011
Vitter, David
· Mar 16, 2011
Burr, Richard
· Mar 9, 2011
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 9, 2011
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 9, 2011
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 9, 2011
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 534: Brewer's Employment and Excise Relief Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-534/
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