ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Bills and resolutions

American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H2843 [22AP]

Armed Forces: allow active-duty members between the ages of 18 and 21 to purchase and consume beer and wine at certain locations on military installations (see H.R. 5958), H6404 (see H.R. 5958), H6456 [29JY]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 4027), S10304 [15DE] (see H.R. 6241), H7388 [29SE]

Council on Integration of Health Care Education: establish (see H.R. 5392), H3823 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 3154), S1873 [23MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (see S. 3740), S6883 [5AU]

Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see H.R. 4891), H1744 [19MR]

———establish grant program to improve traffic safety of teen drivers (see S. 3679), S6548 [30JY] (see H.R. 5949), H6404 (see H.R. 5949), H6455 [29JY]

———study feasibility of widespread use of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving and require a motor vehicle safety standard on rollover prevention and crash mitigation (see H.R. 6518), H8291 [13DE]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 3709), S6882 [5AU] (see H.R. 5025), H2578 [14AP] (see H.R. 5040), H2640 [15AP]

Mental health: revise and extend substance use disorder and mental health programs (see H.R. 5466), H4214 [28MY]

Moriarty, NM: designate DWI Memorial of Perpetual Tears as the official National DWI Victims Memorial (see S. 3428), S4442 [26MY] (see H.R. 5415), H3870 [26MY]

Motor vehicles: prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 3039), S795 [25FE]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 612), S6884 [5AU]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: carry out a collaborative research effort to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 4890), H1743 [19MR]

States: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H2639 [15AP]

Taxation: allow a credit against excise taxes for certain distilled spirits or wine produced from domestic agricultural waste or byproducts (see H.R. 5490), H4330 [9JN]

———exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 4873), H1595 [17MR]

———provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see S. 3208), S2377 [15AP]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S3535 [11MY]

Remarks in House

American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1297), H3509, H3510 [18MY]

Benziger family: Sonoma Valley, CA, Business of the Year award recipients, E1834 [29SE], E1896, E1898 [15NO]

Community Challenge (organization): anniversary, E1101 [15JN]

Del Papa Distributing Co.: anniversary, E1963 [18NO]

Missouri Highway Patrol: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization) Outstanding Law Enforcement Agency Award recipient, E1806 [29SE]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H6967 [23SE], E1867 [29SE]

Nepal: call for extradition of Sajan Tamalshina to Texas, H6581 [10AU]

ORCA House Inc.: anniversary, E1664 [16SE]

Peru: call for extradition of Evelyn Messich to Texas to face intoxication manslauther charges, H2621 [15AP]

Ponzi Vineyards (business): anniversary, E1623 [15SE]

Recovery Resources (organization): anniversary, E1970 [18NO]

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: anniversary, E1050 [9JN]

Taxation: provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2122), E504 [25MR]

———reduce tax on beer (H.R. 836), E147 [3FE]

Remarks in Senate

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.: anniversary, S5099 [17JN]

Altus, AR: anniversary of Altus Grape Festival, S6298 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (S. 3154), S1875 [23MR], S3533 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (S. 3740), S6897 [5AU]

Moriarty, NM: designate DWI Memorial of Perpetual Tears as the official National DWI Victims Memorial (S. 3428), S4444 [26MY]

Motor vehicles: prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (S. 3039), S797 [25FE]

National Alcohol-and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week: observance, S3533 [11MY]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 612), S6981 [5AU]

States: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (H.R. 5034), S6863 [5AU]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (S. 902), S2806 [29AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 1297, support goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week, H3509 [18MY]

S. Res. 612, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day, S6907, S6981 [5AU]