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Nevada Assembly Bill 404 Awaits Vote
Nevada

Nevada Assembly Bill 404 Awaits Vote

Nevada brewers continue to watch Assembly Bill 404, a bill that would clarify language in statute about the legality of taprooms in the state and offer out-of-state direct-to-consumer shipping of craft beer. The bill has passed both Assembly committees and …Read More

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State Government Affairs Director

Sam DeWitt works state government affairs for the Brewers Association, and has lobbied craft beer bills from the east coast to Hawaii, on a wide range of topics from franchise reform and excise tax to self-distribution and direct-to-consumer shipping of beer. He has a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism from the University of Montana and fell in love with craft brewing as an undergraduate in Missoula.

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Texas Interfacility Transfer, Beers For Steers, and Beers To You Bills Fail to Advance
Texas

Texas Interfacility Transfer, Beers For Steers, and Beers To You Bills Fail to Advance

In Texas, despite positive momentum and a late push, both remaining priorities for the Texas Craft Brewers Guild (TCBG), failed to advance through the process. Interfacility Transfer (House Bill 4773) would have permitted breweries to move their beer from one …Read More

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State Government Affairs Director

Sam DeWitt works state government affairs for the Brewers Association, and has lobbied craft beer bills from the east coast to Hawaii, on a wide range of topics from franchise reform and excise tax to self-distribution and direct-to-consumer shipping of beer. He has a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism from the University of Montana and fell in love with craft brewing as an undergraduate in Missoula.

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TTB Announces Tax Simplification Pilot Program for Brewers
National

TTB Announces Tax Simplification Pilot Program for Brewers

In early May, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced they are expanding their pilot program to test new streamlined tax forms for breweries. Based on feedback they received to make tax filing easier they created the …Read More

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Special Projects Coordinator

Marc Preo serves as the special projects coordinator on the Government Affairs team tracking federal regulatory affairs and state bill and rulemaking activity. A longtime homebrewing hobbyist and craft beer enthusiast, Marc enjoys spending as much time as he can in the mountains snowboarding, Nordic touring, and mountain biking.

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Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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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

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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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

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

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Dietary Guidelines for Americans
National

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

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

See Marc Sorini's Articles

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

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

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State Government Affairs Director

Sam DeWitt works state government affairs for the Brewers Association, and has lobbied craft beer bills from the east coast to Hawaii, on a wide range of topics from franchise reform and excise tax to self-distribution and direct-to-consumer shipping of beer. He has a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism from the University of Montana and fell in love with craft brewing as an undergraduate in Missoula.

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Budget Reconciliation Legislation
National

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

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

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CHEERS Act
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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

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

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Credit Card Competition Act
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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. The …Read More

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Vice President of Government Affairs

Marc Sorini, vice president of government affairs for the Brewers Association, is a beer lover and homebrewer who has served as a counsel for small and independent craft brewers for more than two decades. Marc holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and when he's not contemplating beverage alcohol law, he's homebrewing with his adult kids.

See Marc Sorini's Articles
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