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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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

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

Agriculture AGR

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

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

Postal POS

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

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

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 841, the Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2021

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

Bills named: H.R. 841 (117th)

Banking BAN

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1996 (117th), S. 910 (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 H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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

Bills named: S. 2016 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 1745 (117th), S. 659 (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. S. Con. Res. 14 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; issues related to Section 199A deduction, Section 199A trust deduction levels, GRATS, stepped-up basis, capital gains rate, estate tax exemption levels, Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT), deduction levels of Qualified Business Income, individual tax rate, corporate tax rate, 3% surtax on income above $5 million.

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

Bills named: S. 480 (117th), H.R. 613 (117th), H.R. 1712 (117th), S. 477 (117th), H.R. 1381 (117th), S.Con.Res. 14 (117th), S. 617 (117th), H.R. 1346 (117th), S. 85 (117th)

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. Issues related to Special Financial Assistance for Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans.

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

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

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 antitrust enforcement provisions of the Robinson-Patman Act. Issues related to OSHA ETS on COVID-19 vaccine.

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

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. Comments submitted and issues related to President Biden's Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.

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

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 Issues related to the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act discussion draft.

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to TTB funding and trade practice education and enforcement.

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

Beverage Industry BEV

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

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