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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.

USA115th CongressHR-747| House 
| Updated: 1/30/2017
Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen

Republican Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (250)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Steve Chabot (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Trent Kelly (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Devin Nunes (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Scott Taylor (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Peter T. King (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Warren Davidson (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)John Abney Culberson (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Lou Barletta (Republican)Mark Sanford (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Jim Jordan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)James B. Renacci (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Darrell Issa (Republican)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Steve King (Republican)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Roger Williams (Republican)Gene Green (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)David G. Reichert (Republican)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Bill Shuster (Republican)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Patrick J. Tiberi (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James Comer (Republican)Stephen Knight (Republican)Jason Lewis (Republican)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Jeff Denham (Republican)Mac Thornberry (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Tom Reed (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)David A. Trott (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Kevin Yoder (Republican)George Holding (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Patrick T. McHenry (Republican)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)John Shimkus (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the producers that are covered, and specify an adjustment for hard cider; modify the alcohol content limitations that apply to certain wines for tax purposes; specify definitions for "mead" and "low alcohol by volume wine;" modify requirements for records, statements, and returns for certain breweries; and permit the transfer of beer between bonded facilities without payment of tax. The Department of the Treasury must amend applicable regulations with respect to the use of wholesome products suitable for human consumption in the production of fermented beverages.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-236
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • January 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-236
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-236: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.
  • HR 115-1126: To exempt the aging process of distilled spirits from the production period for purposes of capitalization of interest costs.
  • S 115-429: A bill to exempt the aging process of distilled spirits from the production period for purposes of capitalization of interest costs.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlcoholic beveragesBusiness investment and capitalBusiness recordsCompetition and antitrustCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureFood supply, safety, and labelingFruit and vegetablesIncome tax deductionsLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.

USA115th CongressHR-747| House 
| Updated: 1/30/2017
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the producers that are covered, and specify an adjustment for hard cider; modify the alcohol content limitations that apply to certain wines for tax purposes; specify definitions for "mead" and "low alcohol by volume wine;" modify requirements for records, statements, and returns for certain breweries; and permit the transfer of beer between bonded facilities without payment of tax. The Department of the Treasury must amend applicable regulations with respect to the use of wholesome products suitable for human consumption in the production of fermented beverages.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-236
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • January 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-236
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen

Republican Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (250)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Steve Chabot (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Trent Kelly (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Devin Nunes (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Scott Taylor (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Peter T. King (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Warren Davidson (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)John Abney Culberson (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Pete Sessions (Republican)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Keith J. Rothfus (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Lou Barletta (Republican)Mark Sanford (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Jim Jordan (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)James B. Renacci (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Darrell Issa (Republican)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Steve King (Republican)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Roger Williams (Republican)Gene Green (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)David G. Reichert (Republican)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Bill Shuster (Republican)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Patrick J. Tiberi (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James Comer (Republican)Stephen Knight (Republican)Jason Lewis (Republican)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Jeff Denham (Republican)Mac Thornberry (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Tom Reed (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)David A. Trott (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Kevin Yoder (Republican)George Holding (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Patrick T. McHenry (Republican)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)John Shimkus (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-236: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.
  • HR 115-1126: To exempt the aging process of distilled spirits from the production period for purposes of capitalization of interest costs.
  • S 115-429: A bill to exempt the aging process of distilled spirits from the production period for purposes of capitalization of interest costs.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlcoholic beveragesBusiness investment and capitalBusiness recordsCompetition and antitrustCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureFood supply, safety, and labelingFruit and vegetablesIncome tax deductionsLicensing and registrationsSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers