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Beverage Industry BEV

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

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

Banking BAN

Issues related to H.R. 1996/S. 910-SAFE Banking Act of 2021.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1996 (117th), S. 910 (117th)

Postal POS

H.R. 3287/S. 1663, the United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act; issues related to alcohol shipping and delivery.

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

Bills named: S. 1663 (117th), H.R. 3287 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to TTB funding and trade practices. Issues related to funding of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

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

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.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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

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

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

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

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. H.R. 3684, The INVEST in America Act S. 2016, Surface Transportation Investment Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 1745 (117th), S. 659 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), S. 2016 (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; issues related to the ability of pass through businesses to fully deduct state and local taxes Issues related to the ability to use stepped-up basis

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

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

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

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. H.R. 3617, the MORE Act H.R.3105, Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 3617 (117th), H.R. 3105 (117th)

Agriculture AGR

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

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