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CIDER Act Cider Industry Deserves Equal Regulation Act Amends the Internal Revenue to revise the definition of "hard cider," for purposes of the excise tax on distilled spirits, wines, and beer, to mean any wine: (1) the carbonation level of which does not exceed 6.4 grams per liter; (2) which is derived primarily from apples, apple juice concentrate and water, pears, or pear juice concentrate and water; (3) which contains no fruit product or fruit flavoring other than apple or pear; and (4) which contains at least one-half of 1% and less than 8.5% alcohol by volume.

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Earl Blumenauer (D)*,  Dan Benishek (R),  Chris Collins (R),  Ryan Costello (R),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Richard Hanna (R),  Denny Heck (D),  Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Robert Hurt (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Sean Maloney (D),  John Moolenaar (R),  Richard Neal (D),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  Charles Rangel (D),  David Reichert (R),  Kurt Schrader (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Patrick Tiberi (R),  Paul Tonko (D),  Fred Upton (R),  Peter Welch (D), 

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (on 01/28/2015)

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