Bill Details
Status
Latest action
2025-02-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced Date
2025-02-14
Policy Area
Taxation
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Cosponsors
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- Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-Virgin Islands]
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-Kentucky-6]
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-New York-11]
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-Georgia-1]
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-Alabama-7]
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-Florida-17]
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-Wisconsin-4]
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-Illinois-7]
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-New York-7]
- Rep. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-Puerto Rico]
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-Colorado-3]
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-Florida-25]
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-Florida-27]
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-New York-9]
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-Florida-26]
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-Florida-4]
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-Florida-28]
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-Kentucky-2]
- Rep. Comer, James [R-Kentucky-1]
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-Kentucky-5]
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This bill would extend a tax benefit for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands related to distilled spirits, such as rum. Under current law, a certain share of federal taxes collected on these spirits is returned to those territories. The bill would keep that higher payment limit in place for a longer time, through January 1, 2032 instead of ending on January 1, 2022. It would also make the change apply to spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2021.
- It keeps the higher limit on returning federal distilled spirits tax revenue to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- The expiration date would move from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2032.
- The change would apply to distilled spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2021.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1378 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1378
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary
increase in limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2025
Mr. Estes (for himself and Ms. Plaskett) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary
increase in limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE ON COVER OVER OF DISTILLED
SPIRITS TAXES TO PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(a) In General.--Section 7652(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``January 1, 2022'' and inserting ``January
1, 2032''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall
apply to distilled spirits brought into the United States after
December 31, 2021.
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