HR 6737
116th Congress
House
Taxation
Alcoholic beverages
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cosmetics and personal care
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Sales and excise taxes
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt distilled spirits plants from denaturing requirements with respect to hand sanitizer produced to help combat COVID-19.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 8, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill modifies the excise tax on distilled spirits to exempt distilled spirits plants from requirements relating to the denaturing of such spirits with respect to hand sanitizers used to eliminate the corornavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Denaturing is the process of making distilled spirits unfit for consumption.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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