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Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

In May, the FDA extended the comment deadline for its front-of-label packaging rule to July 15, 2025. The rule would require new disclosures on the front of food labels and would apply to alcohol beverages outside of TTB’s labeling jurisdiction …Read More

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The Brewers Association is pleased to report that brewers with approved Rural Electrification for American Program (REAP) grants have received payments. Earlier this year these funds were frozen by Presidential executive order. Read More

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

While the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has yet to publish the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, major changes are afoot. In May the Secretaries of Agriculture and HHS (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) announced plans to pare down …Read More

Florida Beer Franchise Reform and Self-Distribution Bill Fails to Advance

Florida Beer Franchise Reform and Self-Distribution Bill Fails to Advance

In Florida, the substantial effort to push through beer franchise reform and modest self-distribution failed to advance. Despite a positive response from many decisionmakers in the legislature, interest in the issue from both the regulatory body of the state and …Read More

Budget Reconciliation Legislation

Budget Reconciliation Legislation

The U.S. Senate will return on Monday, June 2, to resume consideration of H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation legislation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation by a narrow margin on May 22. H.R. 1 in the current form contains …Read More

CHEERS Act

CHEERS Act

With bipartisan and bicameral support, Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL-16), Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) alongside Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), introduced earlier this month H.R.3325/S.1732, the Creating Hospitality Economic Enhancement for Restaurants …Read More

Credit Card Competition Act

Credit Card Competition Act

This month, Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) offered the previously introduced Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) as an amendment to the financial services-related GENIUS Act which is up for consideration in the Senate, potentially in early June. …Read More

Tarrifs

Tarrifs

Brewers continue to face supply chain uncertainty stemming from actual and threatened tariffs. On May 23, the President announced a 50% tariff on all goods coming from the European Union (EU), initially announced to start on June 1. The new …Read More

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

On May 15 the Brewers Association provided TTB with a priority list of outstanding regulatory requests, some dating back as far as 2017. They range from modernizing the regulations governing labeling and advertising non-alcoholic beer (a BA petition first filed …Read More

USDA Resumes Payment of Approved REAP Grants for Brewers

USDA Resumes Payment of Approved REAP Grants for Brewers

On March 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will be releasing previously obligated funding under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) that had been frozen by one of the President’s executive orders. As you may …Read More

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