119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 24, 2025
Duty Drawback Clarification Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Apr 24, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 24, 2025)
Duty Drawback Clarification Act
This bill revises Chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform rate of duty for all whiskies.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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37 citations; showing the 25 most recently posted.
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$390,000
Spent on own lobbying
Implementation of P.L. No: 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act; Implementation of Public Law No: 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
General issues related to international trade and tariffs. H.R. 3028/S. 952, Duty Drawback Clarification Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SAZERAC COMPANY, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
Duty Drawback Clarification Act (H.R. 3028/S. 952); issues relating to duty drawback and alcohol taxes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BROWN-FORMAN CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 3028, The Duty Drawback Clarification Act - entire bill. S. 952, A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to duty drawback for alcohol. (H.R. 3028, S. 952)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
IRISH DISTILLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: PLATINUM ADVISORS DC, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Tax policy, particularly excise duties on alcoholic beverages. Support for duty drawback for spirits. Support HR 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DIAGEO AMERICAS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to distilled spirits excise taxes, tariffs, and non-tariff market access barriers. H.R. 3028 - Duty Drawback Clarification Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PERNOD RICARD USA, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
- H.R. 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act - Corporate and international tax reform issues in Title VII of H.R. 1, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PERNOD RICARD USA, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
- Duty drawback issues - Trump administration tariff policies - Presidential executive orders on trade - H.R. 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act - S. 952, "A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$390,000
Spent on own lobbying
Implementation of P.L. No: 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act; Implementation of Public Law No: 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
IRISH DISTILLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: PLATINUM ADVISORS DC, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Tax policy, particularly excise duties on alcoholic beverages. Support for duty drawback for spirits. Support HR 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
General issues related to international trade and tariffs. H.R. 3028/S. 952, Duty Drawback Clarification Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PERNOD RICARD USA, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
- Duty drawback issues - Trump administration tariff policies - Presidential executive orders on trade - H.R. 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act - S. 952, "A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BROWN-FORMAN CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 3028, The Duty Drawback Clarification Act - entire bill. S. 952, A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DIAGEO AMERICAS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to distilled spirits excise taxes, tariffs, and non-tariff market access barriers. H.R. 3028 - Duty Drawback Clarification Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 8, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to duty drawback for alcohol. (H.R. 3028, S. 952)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
Implementation of P.L. No: 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act; Implementation of Public Law No: 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
IRISH DISTILLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: PLATINUM ADVISORS DC, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Tax policy, particularly excise duties on alcoholic beverages. Support for duty drawback for spirits. Support HR 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PERNOD RICARD USA, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
- Duty drawback issues - Trump administration tariff policies - Presidential executive orders on trade - H.R. 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BROWN-FORMAN CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 3028, The Duty Drawback Clarification Act - entire bill. S. 952, A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 1, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to duty drawback for alcohol. (H.R. 3028, S. 952)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Feb 11, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
Implementation of P.L. No: 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act; Implementation of Public Law No: 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
IRISH DISTILLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: PLATINUM ADVISORS DC, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Tax policy, particularly excise duties on alcoholic beverages. Support for duty drawback for spirits. Support HR 3028, Duty Drawback Clarification Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BROWN-FORMAN CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 3028, The Duty Drawback Clarification Act - entire bill. S. 952, A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BROWN-FORMAN CORP · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 3028, The Duty Drawback Clarification Act - entire bill. S. 952, A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit su…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing