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HR 232 114th 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 qualifying producers.

Introduced: January 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alcoholic beveragesFood industry and servicesSales and excise taxesSmall business
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Jan 8, 2015
Introduced in House
Jan 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action January 8, 2015

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 375 Identical bill Small BREW Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 22 Republican 10
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 6, 2016
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 10, 2015
Young, David
· Jun 10, 2015
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 9, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 4, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 2, 2015
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 19, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· May 19, 2015
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · May 13, 2015
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 12, 2015
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 13, 2015
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Apr 13, 2015
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Mar 25, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 24, 2015
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 24, 2015
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 23, 2015
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 23, 2015
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 16, 2015
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 16, 2015
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 16, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 16, 2015
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2015
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2015
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 13, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2015
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 3, 2015
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 3, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 2, 2015
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 26, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 22, 2015
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 20, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 20, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Jan 9, 2015
McHenry, Patrick
· Jan 8, 2015
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 8, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 232: Small BREW Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-232/
MLA
"H.R. 232: Small BREW Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-232/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 232, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-232/.
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