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S 1444 114th Congress Senate Taxation Alcoholic beverages Sales and excise taxes

Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015

Introduced: May 21, 2015 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2015
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Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce to $2.70 per proof gallon the excise tax rate on the first 100,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits that are removed in the calendar year and that have been distilled, processed, or bottled by a distilled spirits operation at a qualified facility in the United States. Makes this rate reduction applicable to a specified controlled group of corporations that is a distilled spirits operation.

What's happening now May 21, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1172 Related bill Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015
  • HR 2520 Related bill Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax Reform Act
  • S 1562 Related bill Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jun 16, 2015
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 21, 2015
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1444: Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1444/
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