S 1531
113th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Alcoholic beverages
Fruit and vegetables
Sales and excise taxes
Cider Investment and Development through Excise Tax Reduction (CIDER) Act
Introduced: September 19, 2013
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 19, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Cider Investment and Development through Excise Tax Reduction (CIDER) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue to revise the definition of "hard cider," for purposes of the excise tax on distilled spirits, wines, and beer, to mean a wine: (1) the carbonation level of which does not exceed 6.4 grams per liter; (2) which is derived primarily from apples, apple juice concentrate, pears, or pear juice concentrate, and water; (3) which contains no fruit product or fruit flavoring other than apple or pear; and (4) which contains at least one-half of 1% and less than 8.5% alcohol by volume.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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