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Federal Government Affairs Manager

Samuel Beaver is the federal government affairs manager for the Brewers Association. He has worked in government and federal affairs for the past 15 years, having worked in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate as a Congressional staffer handling issues ranging from tax to trade to banking policy. He later lobbied on a wide variety of issues in the private sector. Sam is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he discovered his interest in craft beer as a bartender, and his interest in homebrewing with family followed shortly after.

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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 and Servers (CHEERS) Act. This critical legislation provides targeted tax relief to bars, restaurants, taprooms and entertainment venues with draft beer systems, helping the hospitality sector reinvest in local businesses and their employees.

The CHEERS Act expands the longstanding Section 179D tax deduction for energy-efficient investments, now including keg and tap systems, draft equipment upgrades and relief for lost or stolen kegs. By reducing upfront costs for hospitality businesses, this bill makes it easier for bars and restaurants to modernize their draft beer infrastructure and keep serving fresh, high-quality beer to consumers nationwide.

This legislation remains under consideration by both Chambers of Congress. The Brewers Association is in full support.

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Federal Government Affairs Manager

Samuel Beaver is the federal government affairs manager for the Brewers Association. He has worked in government and federal affairs for the past 15 years, having worked in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate as a Congressional staffer handling issues ranging from tax to trade to banking policy. He later lobbied on a wide variety of issues in the private sector. Sam is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he discovered his interest in craft beer as a bartender, and his interest in homebrewing with family followed shortly after.

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