I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1675 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 2, 2011 Mr. Latham (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Akin, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Holden, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Olson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carter, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Carnahan, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Long, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Dent, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clay, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Paul, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2011.

2.

Repeal of 1990 tax increase on beer

(a)

In general

Paragraph (1) of section 5051(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition and rate of tax on beer) is amended by striking $18 and inserting $9. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

3.

Tax relief for small breweries

(a)

In general

Subparagraph (A) of section 5051(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to a reduced rate of tax for certain domestic production) is amended— (1)by striking $7 in the heading and inserting $3.50, and (2)by striking $7 in the text and inserting $3.50. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.