,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #e1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,womack 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kind1  
,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4   
,young of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4  
,collins of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,bost1 ,mr4  
,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1
 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4 ,jolly1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 
,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mr4 ,welch1
 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mrs4   
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4       
,moore1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of       
,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
reform and reset the excise tax on beer1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fair ,brewers ,excise and ,economic    
,relief ,act or the ,fair ,,beer ,act4  
#b4 ,rate of tax on beer  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #ejea7;a77#a7 of the   

,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended to read as follows3  7#a7 ,in   
general ,a tax is hereby imposed on all 
beer brewed or produced1 and removed for
 consumption or sale1 within the ,united
 ,states1 or imported into the ,united  
,states during the calendar year4 ,such 
tax shall be-- 7,a7 #j on so much of    
such beer as does not exceed #g1adc     
barrels1  7,b7 #c4ej per barrel on so   
much of such beer as exceeds #g1adc     
barrels but does not exceed #fj1jjj     
barrels1  7,c7 #af per barrel on so much
 of such beer as exceeds #fj1jjj barrels
 but does not exceed #b1jjj1jjj barrels1
 and  7,d7 #ah per barrel on so much of 
such beer as exceeds #b1jjj1jjj barrels4
  ,such tax shall be imposed with       
respect to every barrel containing not  
more than #ca gallons and at a like rate
 for any other quantity or for          
fractional parts of a barrel4  4  7b7   
,conforming amendment ,section #ejea7;a7
 of such ,code is amended by striking   
paragraph 7#b7 and redesignating        

paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#b74  7c7  
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on       
,january #a1 #bjaf4