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HR 4631 114th Congress House

Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make value-added agricultural product marke… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make value-added agricultural product market development grants to support the development, production, or marketing of alcoholic beverages and to rescind a portion of the Commodity Credit Corporation funds made available for such grants.

Introduced: February 25, 2016 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotionAlcoholic beveragesAppropriationsDepartment of AgricultureExecutive agency funding and structure
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Feb 25, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 25, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act

This bill amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from awarding value-added agricultural product market development grants to support the marketing of beer, wine, distilled spirits, hard cider, or other alcohol products. The bill also rescinds $8 million of the unobligated funds that were previously provided to USDA for the grants.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2731 Reintroduced Bill Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4631: Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4631/
MLA
"H.R. 4631: Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4631/.
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H.R. 4631, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4631/.
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[H.R. 4631: Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4631/)
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