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H.R. 2520 114th Congress House

Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax Reform Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of excise tax on distilled spirits.

Introduced: May 21, 2015 Introduced by: Todd Young Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Taxation Alcoholic beveragesSales and excise taxes
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May 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the excise tax rate on distilled spirits produced in or imported into the United States from $13.50 to $9.00 per proof gallon and to $2.70 on the first 100,000 proof gallons. Makes the $2.70 per proof gallon rate applicable to a specified controlled group of corporations that is a distilled spirits operation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1444 Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 6
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 2, 2016
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Nov 4, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 16, 2015
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jul 8, 2015
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 7, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 18, 2015
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jun 2, 2015
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jun 2, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2520: Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax Reform Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2520/
MLA
"H.R. 2520: Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax Reform Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2520/.
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H.R. 2520, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2520/.
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