United States · Bill · S
S. 389 (115th)
KOMBUCHA
Introduced
15 February 2017
Last action
15 February 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Keeping Our Manufacturers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing Health Act or KOMBUCHA This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the production of kombucha for consumption or sale from excise taxes imposed on alcoholic beverages. Kombucha is a beverage that: (1) is fermented solely by a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast; (2) contains not more than 1.25% of alcohol by volume; (3) is sold or offered for sale as kombucha; and (4) is derived from sugar, malt or malt substitute, tea, or coffee, and not more than 20% other wholesome ingredients.
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Timeline
15 February 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 February 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → KOMBUCHA
- related to → KOMBUCHA
- related to ← Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 1.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/389
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/389
- us · 115-s-389 · source updated 5 December 2025