ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Bills and resolutions

American Craft Beer Week: support goals (see S. Res. 473), S3101 [24MY]

California: recognize anniversary of Judgment of Paris wine tasting competition and impact of California victory on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry (see H. Res. 734), H2700 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate authority to make certain grants to support development, production, or marketing of alcoholic beverages and rescind CCC funds made available for such grants (see H.R. 4631), H949 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Institution for Mental Disease Bed Registry Grant Program (see H.R. 4349), H176 [7JA]

——— improve plans of safe care for infants affected by illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (see S. 2687), S1503 [15MR]

——— make loans and loan guarantees for construction or renovation of qualified psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facilities (see H.R. 6512), H7568 [8DE]

Dept. of Justice: require State and local law enforcement agencies to report arrests for offenses that involve driving under the influence as a condition of receiving certain grants (see H.R. 5258), H2699 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a grant program to improve monitoring of mental health and substance abuse treatment programs (see S. 3141), S4915 [7JY] (see H.R. 5128), H2148 [29AP]

Drunken driving: improve safety of individuals by taking measures to end drunken driving (see H.R. 4373), H331 [12JA]

Housing: clarify ability of State and local governments to enact certain regulations relative to sober living homes (see H.R. 6070), H5710 [20SE]

Mental health: improve access to mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, crisis, and recovery services (see H.R. 4435), H495 [2FE]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see H.R. 5327), H3264 [25MY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (see S. Res. 570), S5886 [19SE]

Public welfare programs: create a grant program to promote Federal, State, and local coordination to address substance use needs of families in the child welfare system (see H.R. 5473), H3815 [14JN]

Railroads: prohibit individuals convicted of driving under the influence from holding a license or certification authorizing them to operate a commuter train (see S. 3265), S5156 [14JY]

Taxation: expand family members to whom alcohol and drug addiction treatment is a qualified medical expense for health reimbursement arrangements, health flexible spending arrangements, and health savings accounts (see H.R. 6262), H6101 [28SE]

——— expand family members to whom alcohol and drug addiction treatment is treated as a medical expense (see H.R. 6263), H6101 [28SE]

——— modify taxation of mead and certain low alcohol by volume wine (see H.R. 5872), H5009 [14JY]

——— modify the excise tax on wine (see H.R. 4934), H1679 [13AP]

——— modify treatment of mead and other agricultural wine (see H.R. 6000), H5435 [13SE]

Proposals

Judgment of Paris wine tasting competition anniversary and impact of California victory on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry, E708 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Beringer Vineyards (business): anniversary, E564 [21AP]

Bosque Brewing Co.: tribute, E727 [17MY]

Boxing Bear Brewing Co.: tribute, E718 [17MY]

California: recognize anniversary of Judgment of Paris wine tasting competition and impact of California victory on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry, E708 [16MY]

Canteen Brewhouse Co.: tribute, E726 [17MY]

Commission on Native Children: establish (S. 246), H5287–H5289 [12SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Institution for Mental Disease Bed Registry Grant Program, H4320 [6JY]

Dept. of Justice: require State and local law enforcement agencies to report arrests for offenses that involve driving under the influence as a condition of receiving certain grants (H.R. 5258), H2704 [18MY], E719 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a grant program to improve monitoring of mental health and substance abuse treatment programs (H.R. 5128), H2129 [29AP]

FTC: tribute to ‘‘We Don’t Serve Teens’’ initiative, E1576 [2DE]

Hayes, Dan: National Beer Wholesalers Association Employee Spotlight honoree, E1708 [12DE]

La Cumbre Brewing Co.: tribute, E720 [17MY]

Lake County, CA, Winegrape Commission: anniversary, E1441 [14NO]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of San Antonio Winery (business), E1332 [21SE]

Marble Brewery Co.: tribute, E721 [17MY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, E1270 [14SE]

Nexus Brewery Co.: tribute, E723 [17MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of calorie information labeling requirement on craft brewers, H4674 [12JY]

Pat’s Backcountry Beverages (business): Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Business Recognition Award recipient, E464 [14AP]

Public Health Service: release of ‘‘Facing Addiction in America—The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health’’, H7189 [6DE]

Robert Mondavi Winery (company): anniversary, E1126 [14JY]

Second Street Brewing Co.: tribute, E724 [17MY]

Washington Regional Alcohol Program (organization): tribute to Law Enforcement Awards for Excellence for Impaired Driving Prevention recipients, E1655 [8DE]

Wine Spectator (publication): anniversary, E1448 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

American Craft Beer Week: support goals (S. Res. 473), S3128 [24MY]

Commission on Native Children: establish (S. 246), S6286 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts, S1332 [8MR]

Great Raft Brewing Co.: tribute, S6218 [28SE]

Greensboro Bend, VT: tribute to Hill Farmstead Brewery, S871 [11FE]

Law enforcement: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S6640 [1DE], S6724 [6DE]

——— strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 2002), S14 [11JA], S154 [21JA], S713 [9FE], S778 [10FE], S855 [11FE], S1255 [3MR], S1372 [9MR], S2000 [13AP]

Mental health: reform, S1372 [9MR], S2658 [10MY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, S5462 [8SE], S5826 [15SE]

Public Health Service: release of ‘‘Facing Addiction in America—The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health’’, S6430, S6495 [17NO]

Rockford, IL: tribute to Rosecrance Health Network, S989 [24FE]

Reports filed

Commission on Native Children Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 246) (H. Rept. 114–722), H5095 [6SE]

Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2687), S1639 [4AP]

Statements

Disapprove Rule Submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA Relative to the Definition of ‘‘Waters of the U.S.’’ Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Several Breweries, H343 [13JA]

Improving the Federal Response to Challenges in Mental Health Care in America: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S248 [27JA]

Texts of

S. 246, Commission on Native Children Act, H5287–H5289 [12SE]

S. Res. 473, support goals of American Craft Beer Week, S3103 [24MY]

S. Res. 570, National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, S5888 [19SE]