3.0.0 2772 2023-01-11T13:48:37Z 2023-01-11T13:48:37Z House HR 2021-04-22 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 2772.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8; U.S. Constitution[Page H2108]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-04-22T13:11:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-04-22T13:11:35Z 2021-04-22 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-04-22 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 N Taxation Digestive and metabolic diseases Food industry and services Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Inflation and prices Nutrition and diet Research administration and funding Sales and excise taxes Taxation 00 2021-04-22 Introduced in House 2021-06-22T18:56:25Z Sugary Drinks Tax Act of 2021 or the SWEET Act

This bill imposes an excise tax on the sale or transfer of any specified sugary drink product. The bill defines specified sugary drink product as any liquid intended for human consumption that contains a caloric sweetener (i.e., monosaccharides, disaccharides, and high-fructose corn syrup), with specified exceptions. The bill provides for the transfer of revenues from the tax for the benefit of the School Breakfast Program.

]]> SWEET Act Display Title SWEET Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on sugary drinks, to dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in disproportionately impacted populations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced SWEET Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Sugary Drinks Tax Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2772ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2772ih.xml 2021-04-22 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.