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H.R. 1378

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

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, was introduced in the House on Feb 14, 2025 by Rep. Ron Estes (R) with 25 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Feb 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 1378 has 25 co-sponsors.

hb1378/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1378 IH: 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1378  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    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.
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Ron Estes (R) sponsors H.R. 1378, and 25 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1378 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Feb 14, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1378 has taken 2 actions since Feb 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 1378 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1378, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1378 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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. — Display Title

Lobbying

7 clients hired 8 firms and 41 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1378 in 33 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Agriculture, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Beverage Industry, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.Distiller of spiritsDistrict of Columbia212$100K
DIAGEO AMERICAS, INC.Producer and Distributor of Alcoholic BeveragesNew York14$200K
PARA LA NATURALEZA INC​Conservation and protection of areas of ecological value in Puerto Rico—14$120K
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA INC)—Florida14—
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)Premium spirits companyDistrict of Columbia13$90K
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATIONSpirits CompanyFlorida13$60K
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.17—
SCHOENING STRATEGIES15$100K
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA, INC)14—
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.14$200K
TONIO BURGOS & ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY LLC14$120K
BECKER & POLIAKOFF, P.A.13$60K
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA13—
THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP13$90K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 41.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELIZABETH WISE117
LAURA PINSKY117
PALMER SCHOENING115
ALEXANDER PERKINS114
ALYENE MLINAR114
ANNIE WOLF114
BRUCE MEHLMAN114
CAITLIN VAN SANT114
DAVID THOMAS114
DEAN ROSEN114
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING114
ERICA CHABOT114
HELEN TOLAR114
KRISTIN BODENSTEDT114
LAUREN ARONSON114
LISA GOLDMAN114
MICHAEL ROBINSON114
NAVEEN PARMAR114
NICHOLE DISTEFANO114
PAUL THORNELL114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICADIAGEO NORTH AMERICA2025 first_quarter$470K1st Quarter - Report
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICADIAGEO NORTH AMERICA2025 third_quarter$450K3rd Quarter - Report
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICADIAGEO NORTH AMERICA2025 second_quarter$370K2nd Quarter - Report
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$250K4th Quarter - Amendme…
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$240K4th Quarter - Report
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.2026 second_quarter$230K2nd Quarter - Report
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.2026 first_quarter$230K1st Quarter - Report
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.2025 third_quarter$230K3rd Quarter - Report
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.2025 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.2025 second_quarter$190K2nd Quarter - Report
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA INC)BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA, INC)2025 first_quarter$130K1st Quarter - Report
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA INC)BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA, INC)2025 third_quarter$120K3rd Quarter - Report
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA INC)BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA, INC)2025 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA INC)BACARDI NORTH AMERICA (FORMERLY BACARDI USA, INC)2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
DIAGEO AMERICAS, INC.MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
DIAGEO AMERICAS, INC.MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
DIAGEO AMERICAS, INC.MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
DIAGEO AMERICAS, INC.MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
PARA LA NATURALEZA INCTONIO BURGOS & ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY LLC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
PARA LA NATURALEZA INCTONIO BURGOS & ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY LLC2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1378 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1378’s is Taxation.

hr1378/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com