HR 1791 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.

Introduced Apr 21, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Ron Lewis R-KY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 21, 2005 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 21, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the tax rate on distilled spirits.

Cosponsors 42

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2005 to May 11, 2006; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-INDan BurtonOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-WADoc HastingsOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.OriginalApr 21, 2005
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-KYGeoff DavisOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-TXHenry BonillaOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-NELee TerryOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-MIMike RogersOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-TXRon PaulOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-WIThomas E. PetriOriginalApr 21, 2005
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsOriginalApr 21, 2005
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonApr 27, 2005
D-TNLincoln DavisMay 26, 2005
D-TNJim CooperJun 7, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 7, 2005
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 14, 2005
D-ARMarion BerryJun 14, 2005
D-NYTimothy H. BishopJun 20, 2005
D-FLKendrick B. MeekJun 21, 2005
R-PAJim GerlachJun 27, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandJul 20, 2005
R-CAMary BonoMay 11, 2006

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 21, 2005

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 21, 2005Introduced in House
  2. Apr 21, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 21, 2005Introduced in House

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