Brewers Association | 5 both enhance the brewing skills of homebrewers and increase camaraderie among the homebrewing community. LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY The BA fulfills a large role in promoting the interests of small brewers at the federal level and helps those in the industry better navigate through issues in national legislative scene. Craft brewers are valuable small businesses that are creating jobs and reinvigorating communities across the country. The BA continues to back legislation that stands to strengthen the craft brewing community and allow for further job growth. One legislative item of particular importance to craft brewers is the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act (Small BREWAct), which was re-introduced in both the Senate (S. 917) andHouse of Representatives (H.R. 494) earlier in 2013. The Small BREW Act aims to recalibrate the federal excise tax that small brewers pay on each barrel of beer that they produce. A recalibration of the federal excise tax, which hasn’t happened since 1976, would let brewers to reinvest more money in their businesses, thereby allowing for expanded production and distribution. More production and distribution would also present an Association Founder Charlie Papazian accepts award at World Beer Cup
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