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S. 952

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 952, a bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 11, 2025 by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Mar 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 952 has 9 co-sponsors.

sb952/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S952 IS: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-11
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 952  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025   Mr. Cassidy  (for himself,  Mr. Peters , and  Mr. McConnell ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.
1.
Uniform duty treatment of whiskies
(a)
In general
Chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking subheadings 2208.30, 2208.30.30, and 2208.30.60 and inserting the following, with the article description for subheading 2208.30.00 having the same degree of indentation as the article description for subheading 2208.50.00:
  2208.30.00  Whiskies  Free    $2.04/pf liter        .
(b)
Instruction to United States International Trade Commission
The United States International Trade Commission shall add statistical suffixes to subheading 2208.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as amended by subsection (a), as follows:
  2208.30.0010  Irish or Scotch in containers each holding not over 4 liters    2208.30.0015  Irish or Scotch in containers each holding over 4 liters    2208.30.0020  Bourbon in containers each holding not over 4 liters    2208.30.0025  Bourbon in containers each holding over 4 liters    2208.30.0030  Rye in containers each holding not over 4 liters    2208.30.0035  Rye in containers each holding over 4 liters    2208.30.0040  Other in containers each holding not over 4 liters    2208.30.0045  Other in containers each holding over 4 liters.      .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Mar 11, 2025

sb952/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (03/11/2025)

This bill revises Chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform rate of duty for all whiskies.

Sponsors

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) sponsors S. 952, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 952 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Mar 11, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 952 has taken 2 actions since Mar 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Mar 11, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 952 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 952.

Titles

S. 952 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies. — Display Title

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named S. 952 in 26 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Trade (domestic/foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Foreign Relations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PERNOD RICARD USAWine and spirits producerDistrict of Columbia17$420K
BROWN-FORMAN CORP—Kentucky16$300K
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION—District of Columbia16—
SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)Premium spirits companyDistrict of Columbia15$150K
PERNOD RICARD USA, LLCDistilled spirits and wine producer and distributerNew York11$40K
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP17$420K
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION16—
K&L GATES, LLP16$300K
THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP15$150K
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA11—
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ADAM STEINMETZ117
JOHN REISING117
MARK PRYOR117
MARK WARREN117
MELISSA KUIPERS BLAKE117
JARED JONES116
MELLODY MEREDITH116
GREGORY NICKERSON115
JAMES PEDROTTI115
LEAH KELLY115
ZACHARY PRICE115
BRANDT ANDERSON114
JOHNATHAN REMY114
MARY BAKER114
PAMELA GARVIE114
SCOTT GELBMAN114
JOSEPH TRAHERN113
SCOTT NELSON113
RYAN CARNEY112
JOHN PORTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICADIAGEO NORTH AMERICA2026 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATIONBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$300K2nd Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATIONBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATIONBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$300K4th Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATIONBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATIONBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION2025 second_quarter$300K2nd Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATIONBROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
PERNOD RICARD USABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
PERNOD RICARD USABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
PERNOD RICARD USABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
PERNOD RICARD USABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 third_quarter$60K3rd Quarter - Report
PERNOD RICARD USABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
PERNOD RICARD USABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
PERNOD RICARD USABROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP2025 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPK&L GATES, LLP2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPK&L GATES, LLP2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPK&L GATES, LLP2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPK&L GATES, LLP2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPK&L GATES, LLP2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
BROWN-FORMAN CORPK&L GATES, LLP2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 952 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 952’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

s952/policy-areas.txt
Foreign Trade and International FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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