Congress alcohol bills

What it would do: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt home distillery establishments from federal excise tax on distilled spirits, defining such establishments as residential locations producing no more than 10 proof gallons per year for single-adult households or 20 for multi-adult households solely for personal use, and exempts related stills from registration and notice requirements.

What it would do: Establishes federal regulation of hemp-derived beverages under the Tax and Trade Bureau, FDA, and USDA, imposing a three-tiered distribution system, labeling and advertising requirements, a minimum purchase age of 21, and an excise tax of 8 cents per milligram of intoxicating tetrahydrocannabinol content.

What it would do: Directs the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Treasury to establish a color-coding system for intoxicating drinks containing alcohol, THC, cannabinoids, or Kratom-related substances, requiring manufacturers to implement it and prohibiting the same color on non-intoxicating beverages.

What it would do: Establishes federal regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products including labeling requirements, maximum THC limits, manufacturing standards, and a tax system (5 cents per mg THC for beverages, 5% sales tax for other products), while prohibiting sales to those under 21 and requiring domestic sourcing and processing.

What it would do: Permits craft distilleries producing not more than 250,000 gallons annually to ship distilled spirits directly to consumers in other states or D.C., provided the purchaser is of legal age, the shipment requires adult signature, and both origin and destination states allow such shipment.

What it would do: Directs the United States Trade Representative to investigate within 30 days whether covered foreign countries, including Canada, have restricted importation and distribution of U.S. alcoholic beverages in a manner actionable under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and requires quarterly reports to Congress for 2 years.

What it would do: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce federal excise tax on distilled spirits by $2.35 per proof gallon for eligible distillers producing not more than 100,000 proof gallons annually and deriving at least 90 percent of proof gallons from domestically harvested materials, effective for spirits produced after December 31, 2025.

What it would do: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt low alcohol by volume kombucha containing not more than 1.25 percent alcohol by volume from excise taxes and regulations imposed on wine and beer, effective for calendar quarters after enactment.

What it would do: Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a direct payment program for specialty crop growers and wine producers experiencing losses from tariffs imposed by other countries on or after January 20, 2025, and authorizes the Secretary to purchase surplus crops for nutrition assistance programs.

What it would do: Designates operations of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the ATF's Directorate of Enforcement Programs and Services, and firearm export licensing functions at the Commerce Department and State Department as emergency operations that continue during government shutdowns with excepted employees.

What it would do: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to redefine low alcohol by volume wine as still wine containing not more than 16 percent alcohol by volume and not more than 0.64 gram of carbon dioxide per hundred milliliters, removing separate treatment of mead. Applies to wine removed after December 31, 2025.

What it would do: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the temporary increase in the limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2032, applying to distilled spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2021.

What it would do: Repeals the $10.50 per proof gallon cap on distilled spirits tax cover over to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Requires Puerto Rico to transfer a portion of rum taxes above $10.50 per proof gallon to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund, with retroactive application to articles brought into the United States after December 31, 2021.

What it would do: Amends federal law to authorize the United States Postal Service to mail alcoholic beverages through covered entities compliant with state law, requiring direct delivery to individuals 21 or older with valid photo identification, and subjects USPS to liability for violations of state alcohol laws.

What it would do: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the temporary increase in the limitation on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2032, applying to distilled spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2021.