BEER Act
Latest action · May 15, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013 or the BEER Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from $18 to $9 (the pre-1991 level) the per-barrel tax on beer; and (2) further reduce the rate of such tax on brewers who produce not more than 2 million barrels of beer during the calendar year.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2013 to Jun 4, 2014; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | May 15, 2013 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | May 15, 2013 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | May 15, 2013 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | May 15, 2013 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 15, 2013 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | May 23, 2013 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Dec 10, 2013 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Dec 17, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| D-MT | John E. Walsh | Jun 4, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred May 15, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 15, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1918 | Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013 | Related bill | May 9, 2013 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- BEER Act
- Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2013Introduced in Senate
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