H.Res. 285: Recognizing over 85 years of successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-03 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Recognizing over 85 years of successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution.

Plain summary

This resolution acknowledges over 85 years of effective state-based alcohol regulation since the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution (repealing Prohibition) and reaffirms the continued support of Congress for policies that allow states to effectively regulate alcohol.

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Official text

Recognizing over 85 years of successful State-based alcohol regulation since the creation of an effective system of independent beer, wine, and spirits distribution.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · 161 cosponsors

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Ron Estes (R-KS), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), John R. Carter (R-TX), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Tom Cole (R-OK), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mike Bost (R-IL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA) and 101 more.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres285.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres285 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116