HR 1305 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.

Introduced Mar 18, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Phil English R-PA

Latest action · Mar 18, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 18, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from $18 to $9 (its pre-1991 level) the per-barrel tax on beer.

Cosponsors 194

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2003 to Oct 8, 2004; 120 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Anthony D. Weiner	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-TN	Bart Gordon	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-MI	Bart Stupak	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CO	Bob Beauprez	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NC	Cass Ballenger	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CA	Christopher Cox	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MI	Dave Camp	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-GA	David Scott	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-OH	Deborah Pryce	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-KS	Dennis Moore	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MT	Denny Rehberg	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-WA	Doc Hastings	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-FL	E. Clay Shaw Jr.	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-ND	Earl Pomeroy	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-VA	Edward L. Schrock	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-VA	Eric Cantor	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-TX	Gene Green	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-TN	Harold E. Ford Jr.	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-KY	Harold Rogers	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-TX	Henry Bonilla	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NC	Howard Coble	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NY	Jack Quinn	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NY	James T. Walsh	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-WA	Jennifer Dunn	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-PA	Jim Gerlach	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-AZ	Jim Kolbe	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-LA	Jim McCrery	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NJ	Jim Saxton	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-TX	Jim Turner	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-AL	Jo Bonner	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-OH	John A. Boehner	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-TX	John Abney Culberson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NY	John M. McHugh	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NV	Jon C. Porter	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-NY	Joseph Crowley	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-PA	Joseph M. Hoeffel	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-TX	Kay Granger	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MO	Kenny C. Hulshof	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NE	Lee Terry	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-IA	Leonard L. Boswell	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-FL	Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-GA	Mac Collins	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-AR	Marion Berry	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-FL	Mark Foley	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-WI	Mark Green	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MN	Mark R. Kennedy	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-TX	Martin Frost	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-TX	Max Sandlin	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-MA	Michael E. Capuano	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MI	Mike Rogers	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-AL	Mike Rogers	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CT	Nancy L. Johnson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-TX	Nick Lampson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-IN	Peter J. Visclosky	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NY	Peter T. King	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-IL	Philip M. Crane	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CA	Randy (Duke) Cunningham	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-IL	Ray LaHood	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CA	Richard W. Pombo	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-AZ	Rick Renzi	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CT	Rob Simmons	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-AL	Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-CA	Robert T. Matsui	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-OH	Robert W. Ney	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-FL	Robert Wexler	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-WI	Ron Kind	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-TX	Ron Paul	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MO	Sam Graves	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NJ	Scott Garrett	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CO	Scott McInnis	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-IN	Steve Buyer	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-NY	Steve Israel	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-OH	Steven C. LaTourette	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NY	Sue W. Kelly	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-OH	Ted Strickland	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-WI	Thomas E. Petri	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-NY	Thomas M. Reynolds	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-PA	Tim Holden	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-FL	Tom Feeney	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-IA	Tom Latham	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-LA	W. J. (Billy) Tauzin	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-MO	W. Todd Akin	Original	Mar 18, 2003
D-LA	William J. Jefferson	Original	Mar 18, 2003
R-AK	Don Young		Mar 19, 2003
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Mar 19, 2003
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Mar 25, 2003
R-CA	Edward R. Royce		Mar 25, 2003
R-OR	Greg Walden		Mar 25, 2003
R-CA	John T. Doolittle		Mar 25, 2003
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		Mar 26, 2003
R-IN	John N. Hostettler		Mar 26, 2003
R-LA	Richard H. Baker		Mar 26, 2003
R-MN	Gil Gutknecht		Mar 27, 2003
R-NH	Jeb Bradley		Mar 27, 2003
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Mar 27, 2003
R-IN	Chris Chocola		Apr 29, 2003
R-LA	David Vitter		May 1, 2003
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez		May 13, 2003
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		May 21, 2003
D-NV	Shelley Berkley		May 21, 2003
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		May 21, 2003
R-WA	George R. Nethercutt Jr.		May 22, 2003
R-OH	Steve Chabot		May 22, 2003
R-FL	Cliff Stearns		Jun 4, 2003
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Jun 4, 2003
R-KY	Ed Whitfield		Jun 9, 2003
R-IL	John Shimkus		Jun 9, 2003
R-TN	William L. Jenkins		Jun 9, 2003
R-GA	Johnny Isakson		Jun 10, 2003
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Jun 16, 2003
R-TX	Tom DeLay		Jun 19, 2003
R-GA	John Linder		Jun 24, 2003
R-OH	Michael G. Oxley		Jun 24, 2003
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan		Jun 24, 2003
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Jun 24, 2003
R-CA	David Dreier		Jul 15, 2003
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey		Jul 17, 2003
R-NC	Richard Burr		Jul 17, 2003
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		Jul 17, 2003
R-IA	Jim Nussle		Jul 21, 2003
R-CA	Mary Bono		Jul 21, 2003
R-CA	Darrell Issa		Jul 25, 2003
R-PA	Curt Weldon		Sep 5, 2003
R-CA	Doug Ose		Sep 5, 2003
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Sep 5, 2003
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Sep 5, 2003
D-LA	Christopher John		Sep 10, 2003
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Sep 10, 2003
R-GA	Nathan Deal		Sep 10, 2003
R-CA	George Radanovich		Sep 24, 2003
R-NV	Jim Gibbons		Sep 24, 2003
R-IN	Dan Burton		Apr 27, 2004
D-GA	Denise L. Majette		Apr 27, 2004
R-FL	John L. Mica		Apr 27, 2004
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa		Apr 27, 2004
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		May 5, 2004
R-GA	Jack Kingston		May 5, 2004
D-MN	James L. Oberstar		May 5, 2004
D-IL	Jerry F. Costello		May 5, 2004
R-IL	Jerry Weller		May 5, 2004
D-FL	Jim Davis		May 5, 2004
R-SC	Jim DeMint		May 5, 2004
R-MN	John Kline		May 5, 2004
R-TX	John R. Carter		May 5, 2004
R-FL	Katherine Harris		May 5, 2004
R-TX	Kevin Brady		May 5, 2004
R-KY	Ron Lewis		May 5, 2004
R-MS	Charles W. "Chip" Pickering		May 13, 2004
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra		May 13, 2004
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam		Jun 16, 2004
R-OH	Paul E. Gillmor		Jul 22, 2004
R-WY	Barbara Cubin		Sep 29, 2004
R-NH	Charles F. Bass		Sep 29, 2004
R-CO	Joel Hefley		Sep 29, 2004
R-NC	Robin Hayes		Sep 29, 2004
D-NY	Timothy H. Bishop		Sep 29, 2004
R-NC	Charles H. Taylor		Oct 8, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Mar 18, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 18, 2003Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 108-374	UNDERAGE DRINKING: RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS176 pages	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Sep 30, 2003

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 809	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.	Identical bill	Apr 8, 2003

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 18, 2003Introduced in House

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