HOUSE 1786116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.
- Last Action
- 3/14/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-14Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-03-14Introduced in House
- 2019-03-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-14 (00)
This bill repeals the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer a portion of the amount required to be covered over to Puerto Rico to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.
Cosponsors (20)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Sean Duffy (R-WI)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- Rob Bishop (R-UT)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Donna Shalala (D-FL)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
Subjects
- Alcoholic beverages
- Caribbean area
- Intergovernmental relations
- Puerto Rico
- Sales and excise taxes
- State and local finance
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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