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H.R. 1172 114th Congress House

Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015

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

Introduced: February 27, 2015 Introduced by: Rick Larsen Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Taxation Alcoholic beveragesManufacturingSales and excise taxesSmall business
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a reduction (from $13.50 to $2.70 on each proof gallon produced in the United States) in the excise tax on distilled spirits for domestic distillers who produce not more than 100,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits during the calendar year.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1444 Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 22, 2016
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Apr 12, 2016
Guinta, Frank
· Apr 13, 2015
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2015
UPTON, FRED
· Apr 13, 2015
Kilmer, Derek
· Mar 23, 2015
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Mar 23, 2015
CHABOT, STEVE
· Mar 17, 2015
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 4, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 4, 2015
Stivers, Steve
· Feb 27, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1172: Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1172/
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"H.R. 1172: Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1172/.
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H.R. 1172, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1172/.
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