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S 1543 97th Congress Senate Health Advertising and Marketing Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic beverage industry Alcoholic beverages Beverages Consumer protection Food and Food Industry Health warnings Labeling Labeling laws Public health

A bill to amend the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to require a health warning on the labels of containers of certain alcoholic beverages.

Introduced: July 30, 1981 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) 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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Jul 30, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Jul 30, 1981
Introduced in Senate
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Amends the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to require any bottled beverage intended for interstate commerce containing at least 24 percent alcohol to bear a health warning on the label.

What's happening now July 30, 1981

Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 30, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1543: A bill to amend the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to require a health warning on the labels of containers of certain alcoholic beverages.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1543/
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"S. 1543: A bill to amend the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to require a health warning on the labels of containers of certain alcoholic beverages.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1543/.
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S. 1543, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-S-1543/.
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