H.R.5034 - Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010

To support State based alcohol regulation, to clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, to ensure the collection of all alcohol taxes, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To support State based alcohol regulation, to clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, to ensure the collection of all alcohol taxes, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010 as introduced.

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4/15/2010--Introduced.Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010 - Amends the Webb-Kenyon Act to: (1) state that it is the policy of Congress that each state or territory shall continue to have the primary authority to regulate alcoholic beverages; (2) prohibit unjus

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4/15/2010--Introduced.Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010 - Amends the Webb-Kenyon Act to:
(1) state that it is the policy of Congress that each state or territory shall continue to have the primary authority to regulate alcoholic beverages;
(2) prohibit unjustified discrimination against out-of-state producers of alcoholic beverages in favor of in-state producers; and
(3) establish higher evidentiary standards for legal actions challenging the authority of states or territories to regulate alcoholic beverages. Amends the Wilson Act to eliminate the requirement that a state or territory regulate the importation of all fermented, distilled, or other intoxicating liquors or liquids to the same extent and in the same manner as such liquors or liquids produced in such state or territory.

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Organizations Supporting H.R.5034

  • National Beer Wholesalers Association
  • Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America
  • American Trauma Society
  • Farella, Braun & Martell
  • National Alcohol Beverage Control Association

Organizations Opposing H.R.5034

  • Wisconsin Grocers Association
  • Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
  • Brewers Association
  • National Association of American Wineries
  • Beer Institute
  • Specialty Wine Retailers Association
  • ...and 7 more. See all.
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09/27/10
Hearing on H.R.5034 – contact your representatives

...House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on H.R. 5034, known to some as the “Wholesaler Protection Act,” on Wednesday, September 29 at 11:00am Eastern Time. The hearings will be streamed live via the House Judiciary website. The Bill is opposed

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04/17/10
RE: H.R.5034

Wine Spectator magazine has raised the red flag after obtaining a draft copy of a bill, HR 5034, introduced in the House of representatives last week. ...

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04/15/10
An End to Wine Direct Shipping?

Members of Congress yesterday introduced a bill (HR 5034) that could end direct shipping of wine and other forms of alcohol in the United States, ...

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03/30/11
You have put me in here a cub, but I will come out roaring like a ...

... a.k.a. the CARE Act (short for "Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010"), and this web page looks to describe it in some detail: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5034/show. ...

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01/02/11
Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: Key Issues For the Wine ...

Last year's battle in Congress over H.R. 5034 was a preview to what is coming in 2011. Look for this legislation to be re-introduced this year with a new primary sponsor. Look too for it to be introduced into the Senate, where it failed ...

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12/30/10
And the winner is...

Indeed, WVVI's '08 Pinot and '09 Riesling is world class, but the threat of the HR 5034 proposal in Congress, which would prohibit sales of wine directly to customers, put a wet blanket on this stock. 12. Cathy - VZ - 35.78, up 7.13% ...

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