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Continuing Resolution Passes

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Senior Director of Federal Affairs

Katie Marisic is the senior director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association. Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to drive the association's federal affairs presence on Capitol Hill. Prior to working for the BA, Katie was vice president of political affairs at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. She got her start in politics working on congressional campaigns during the 2006 and 2008 elections. A Pennsylvania native, Katie is a long time craft brewing supporter. In 2013 she helped to open Atlas Brew Works in Washington, D.C. When she is not advocating for the craft brewing community on Capitol Hill you can sometimes find her pouring beers at a local tasting room.

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On September 30, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, legislation that, once signed by the President, will keep the federal government open through December 16, 2022.

In addition to extending the time that the federal government has to negotiate the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, the bill also provides the Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) $14.9 million to establish and implement the import claims program from the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), the same legislation which passed in 2020 that made the recalibrated excise taxes for small and independent breweries permanent.

Both the House and Senate are expected to be in their states and congressional districts through the midterm elections on November 8, and will return for a lame duck session in mid-November.

Link to author biography
Senior Director of Federal Affairs

Katie Marisic is the senior director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association. Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to drive the association's federal affairs presence on Capitol Hill. Prior to working for the BA, Katie was vice president of political affairs at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. She got her start in politics working on congressional campaigns during the 2006 and 2008 elections. A Pennsylvania native, Katie is a long time craft brewing supporter. In 2013 she helped to open Atlas Brew Works in Washington, D.C. When she is not advocating for the craft brewing community on Capitol Hill you can sometimes find her pouring beers at a local tasting room.

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