Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Earlier this month, Brewers Association (BA) President & CEO Bart Watson and Vice President of Government Affairs Marc Sorini met with senior TTB leadership in Washington, D.C. The BA will be providing the TTB with priorities for the multiple regulatory …Read More
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The Brewers Association (BA) has learned that multiple breweries have not received payments committed by the USDA under the Rural Energy for American Program (REAP). The funds were frozen by one of the President’s recent executive orders. On March 17, …Read More
Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
On March 2, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would suspend enforcement of the CTA. First enacted in 2021, the CTA imposed reporting requirements on almost all U.S. corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities. Those …Read More
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
The Brewers Association will submit comments to the TTB to provide input on the Agency’s proposed new regulations mandating “alcohol facts” and major allergen disclosures on the labels falling under its primary jurisdiction. In February we began soliciting member input …Read More
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
The Brewers Association has learned of several firings that will impact ongoing federal research into barley and hops. At least six scientists working at the Cereal Disease Lab the Cereal Crops Research Unit Malt Quality Lab, both operated by FDA’s …Read More
Copyright Office
In February the U.S. Copyright Office issued a Notice of Inquiry relating to Performing Rights Organizations (PROs), which license artists’ copyrighted works to concert halls, bars, and other music venues, including breweries. The recent proliferation of PROs and related developments, …Read More
Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
The new administration has indefinitely suspended the proposed heat illness and injury rule that OSHA proposed in 2024. That suspension pending review, ordered by the President immediately after taking office, does not have a specific end date. Few expect the …Read More
Brewers Association Submits Comments on Proposed OSHA Heat Safety Standard
In August 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new standard: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The standard would require employers to create a plan to evaluate and control heat hazards …Read More
FDA Proposes Front-of-Packaging Labeling Mandate for Most Packaged Foods
In the waning days of the Biden Administration, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a sweeping new rule that would mandate front-of-label (FOP) disclosures of certain nutrients on most packaged foods regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic …Read More

