To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This bill repeals the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise tax covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The bill requires certain amounts of the excise tax paid to the treasury of Puerto Rico to be transferred to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
26
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Larson, John B.
D
Beyer, Donald S.
D
Espaillat, Adriano
Higgins, Brian
Pascrell, Bill
D
Chu, Judy
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
D
Kim, Andy
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Gallego, Ruben
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
D
Gomez, Jimmy
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Soto, Darren
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Crist, Charlie
Katko, John
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
R
Westerman, Bruce
D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4642: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4642/
"H.R. 4642: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4642/.
H.R. 4642, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4642/.
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