BA Submits Ingredient Exemption Petition to TTB
The Brewers Association submitted a petition to the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) requesting that eleven ingredients be exempted from formula requirements. Read More
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BA Submits Second Set of Comments on Competitive Challenges Facing Small Brewers
The Brewers Association (BA) filed a second set of comments with the Department of the Treasury in response to the President’s July 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Brewers Association also filed a letter signed …Read More
BA Submits Comments to TTB on Biden Executive Order
The Brewers Association (BA), responding to a Request for Information relating to President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, provided initial comments to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) addressing issues directly under …Read More
TTB and Iowa Wholesaler Come to Terms
The Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has accepted a $325,000 offer in compromise from Iowa Beverage Systems (IBEV), an alcohol beverage wholesaler located in Des Moines, Iowa, to settle alleged trade practice violations. The violations included purchasing tap handles and …Read More
Aluminum Pricing Examination Act Referred in U.S. House, Introduced in Senate
H.R. 2698, the Aluminum Pricing Examination Act (APEX Act), seeking to extend the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to include oversight of markets which set reference prices for aluminum premiums, has been referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity …Read More
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act Introduced
Introduced in both chambers of the United States Congress, H.R.3807/S.2091, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act seeks to add an additional $60 billion to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, thereby providing critical funding for the recovery of small hospitality businesses. Read More
Biden Issues Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy
Recognizing the need to promote a fair, open, and competitive marketplace, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order promoting competition in the American economy. Covering a wide range of businesses and activities, provisions of the order specific to beverage …Read More
Kombucha Taxation Bill Introduced in Congress
H.R. 2124, the “Keeping Our Manufacturers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing Health Act” or “KOMBUCHA,” seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that kombucha is exempt from any excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic …Read More
USPS Shipping Equity Act Introduced
The United States Postal Service (USPS) Shipping Equity Act (H.R. 3287/S. 1663), seeking to allow breweries, distilleries, wineries, cideries, and meaderies to utilize the USPS to ship products to consumers where state laws permit, has been introduced in Congress. Read More
TTB Collects Six-Figure OIC Relating to Alleged Violations in Illinois
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced that it had accepted an $850,000 “offer-in-compromise” payment to settle allegations that three entities associated with Illinois’ Lakeshore Beverage had violated tied-house and exclusive outlet provisions of the Federal Alcohol …Read More
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Pete Johnson
State & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
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