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Agriculture AGR

Issues related to the legal status and regulation of cannabis, including industrial hemp and its derivative products.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Beverage Industry BEV

Issues related to the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and trade practice education and enforcement and Congressional oversight.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues related to proposed changes in the upcoming 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to tariffs on aluminum imports and the beverage industry.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Banking BAN

Issues related to H.R. 1996-SAFE Banking Act of 2021.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1996 (117th)

Postal POS

Issues related to alcohol shipping and delivery.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Retirement RET

Issues related to multi-employer pension plans. H.R. 409-Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021. S. 547-Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 409 (117th), S. 547 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1346/S. 477-The Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021: issues related to tax relief for the food and beverage industry and unmerchantable inventory due to COVID-19. Issues related to LIFO accounting. S. 617/H.R. 1712- Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021. Issues related to permanent estate tax relief. S. 480/H.R. 1381-The Main Street Tax Certainty Act. Issues related to the permanence of the 20% deduction for S. Corporations. Section 179 business expensing; bonus depreciation allowances. S. 85/H.R.613 - SALT Deductibility Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 480 (117th), S. 85 (117th), H.R. 613 (117th), S. 477 (117th), H.R. 1346 (117th), S. 617 (117th), H.R. 1381 (117th), H.R. 1712 (117th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1319-American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; issues related to perishable food and beverage and other small business issues.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to TTB funding and trade practices.

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Antitrust issues related to Congressional oversight of industry consolidation. Issues related to temporary and targeted relief from exposure to unwarranted pandemic related litigation. Issues related to the prioritization of vaccines for essential front-line workers.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Issues related to state-based regulation of alcohol. Issues related to funding and oversight of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Issues related to regulation and enforcement of alcohol. Issues related to Public Law 114-255, Sec. 9016.

Contacted: SENATE; Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Constitution CON

Support for the ability of the states to regulate alcohol effectively as outlined in the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Issues related to federal oversight of marijuana regulation.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Transportation TRA

Issues related to Commercial Drivers License (CDL) process application; shortage of CDL drivers; FMCSA pilot program for 18-21 year old CDL interstate drivers. Issues related to natural gas vehicles and tax credits. Support for funding comprehensive transportation and infrastructure legislation. Support for research of the effects of all forms of impaired driving and roadside detection mechanisms that measure impairment. S. 659/H.R. 1745-The DRIVE Safe Act. Issues related to Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) Rule.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1745 (117th), S. 659 (117th)