March 19, 2019 United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Room H-305, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510 United States Senate Committee on Appropriations Room S-128, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairwoman Lowey, Chairman Shelby, Ranking Member Granger and Vice Chairman Leahy: We are writing to urge Congress...
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9 Months 19 Days 4 Hours: Do You Know What This Is?
From the Desk of Mark Shilling, former ACSA President and Legislative Affairs Chair March 11, 2019 As the new Congress settles in and gets down to legislative business, I want you to be aware of the extensive behind the scenes work that ACSA and its legislative affairs committee are...
REGISTER HERE: 2019 Public Policy Conference
July 22-24, 2019 Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. The American Craft Spirits Association and the Distilled Spirits Council invite you to attend our Public Policy Conference July 22-24, 2019, in Washington, D.C, where members of the distilled spirits sector will meet with lawmakers and advocate in support of critically...
GRASSROOTS FET REDUCTION
What is at Stake The reduced Federal Excise Tax (FET) will expire on December 31, 2019. The rate will increase from $2.70 to $13.50 pg. Background In 2017, Congress enacted, for the first time, parity for craft spirits and provided a reduced FET for distillers. Before the passage of...
Former ACSA President, Paul Hletko, Responds to Questions on Tariffs and Impact on Trade
Watch the clip here.
Co-Sponsor CBMTRA 116th Congress-Senate
Dear Senator, On behalf of the beverage alcohol community, we urge you to co-sponsor the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S. 362), legislation introduced by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) to permanently establish reduced federal excise taxes and modernized regulations for brewers, cider makers,...
CRAFT BEVERAGE MODERNIZATION & TAX REFORM ACT REINTRODUCED TO HOUSE BY CONGRESSMEN KIND & KELLY
Permanent Excise Tax Remains ACSA’s Main Focus in 2019 Washington, DC (February 13, 2019) – The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), which would offer the craft distilling community permanent Federal Excise Tax (FET) relief, a benefit that the beer and wine industries have enjoyed for some time,...
TTB Proposed Rulemaking
TTB Notice of Proposed Rulemaking https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-11-26/pdf/2018-24446.pdf As the only non-profit trade organization managed by and for craft distillers, our formal response to TTB will carry strong weight with TTB and will be impactful to their rulemaking process.Our formal comments will be generated with a focus on truly reflecting the...
ACSA Comment on Drawback
September 17, 2018 Trade and Commercial Regulations Branch Regulations and Rulings Office of Trade U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177 Re: USCBP-2018-0029 Dear Sir/Madam: I am writing on behalf of the American Craft Spirits Association, the only national trade group representing...
Impassioned Craft Spirits Producers Make Case for Permanency of Reduction of FET
ACSA asked many members to share how they are reinvesting savings from their reduced Federal Excise Tax. Here is a video clip which demonstrates our craft spirits community is hiring more employees, buying more equipment, providing enhanced benefits, buying more grain, and promoting tourism. In short, the reinvestment throughout...
U.S. Distilled Spirits and Retaliation: Impact on Texas
U.S. Distilled Spirits and Retaliation: Impact on Texas The distilled spirits sector has a significant economic impact in the state of Texas, representing approximately 83,000 in-state jobs, $7.5 billion in economic activity; and $863 million in state and local taxes. According to the U.S. Census, in 2017 Texas exported...
Spirits Industry Letter to Chairman Brady Regarding Retaliatory Tariffs
July 23, 2018 The Honorable Kevin Brady Chairman, the Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Brady: On behalf of the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), the national trade group representing craft spirits producers throughout the U.S., and the Distilled Spirits Council (Council),...
“W9” Stress Unity At First “Whisky Summit” In Louisville
July 26, 2018 – To show their unity, leaders of the nine major whisky trade organizations planted an American White Oak tree on the corner of 9th and Main Street outside the Frazier History Museum in downtown Louisville following their first-ever summit meeting. Even before the first shovel of...
