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

Bills named: H.R. 3105 (117th), H.R. 3617 (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 Issues related to remedies to supply chain disruptions

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

Bills named: S. 659 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 1745 (117th), S. 2016 (117th)

Postal POS

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

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 841 (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: SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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

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

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

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

Bills named: S. 547 (117th), H.R. 409 (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. H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act: 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, maintenance of grantor trusts.

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

Bills named: S. 617 (117th), H.R. 1712 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 85 (117th), S. 480 (117th), H.R. 613 (117th), S. 477 (117th), H.R. 1346 (117th), H.R. 1381 (117th)

Beverage Industry BEV

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

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

Banking BAN

Issues related to H.R. 1996/S. 910-SAFE Banking Act of 2021. Issues related to proposed reporting changes for financial institutions to the IRS.

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

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

Agriculture AGR

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

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