KOMBUCHA

Ron Wyden

Democrat · OR · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-04-30

Source: Congress.gov

Low-alcohol kombucha beverages would be exempted from federal excise taxes and alcohol regulations that apply to other alcoholic drinks. This would allow kombucha producers and consumers to avoid the tax burden currently placed on alcoholic beverages, even though kombucha contains only minimal amounts of alcohol. The change would primarily benefit kombucha manufacturers and the growing market for this fermented tea drink.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4457 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4457 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that low alcohol by volume kombucha is exempt from any excise taxes and any regulations under chapter 53 of such Code which are imposed on alcoholic beverages. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2026 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that low alcohol by volume kombucha is exempt from any excise taxes and any regulations under chapter 53 of such Code which are imposed on alcoholic beverages. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Our Manufacturers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing Health Act'' or ``KOMBUCHA''. SEC. 2. TAX-FREE PRODUCTION OF LOW ALCOHOL BY VOLUME KOMBUCHA. (a) Exemption From Tax on Wine.--Section 5042(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Low alcohol by volume kombucha.-- ``(A) In general.--Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, low alcohol by volume kombucha shall not be subject to-- ``(i) tax as wine, or ``(ii) the provisions of subchapter F. ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this chapter, the term `low alcohol by volume kombucha' means a beverage which-- ``(i) is fermented solely by a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, ``(ii) contains not more than 1.25 percent of alcohol by volume, ``(iii) is sold or offered for sale as kombucha, and ``(iv) is derived from-- ``(I) fermentable sugars, including sugar, malt or malt substitute, honey, and fruit juice, and ``(II) plant materials, including tea and coffee.''. (b) Exemption From Tax on Beer.--Section 5053 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j), and (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: ``(i) Production of Low Alcohol by Volume Kombucha.--Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, low alcohol by volume kombucha (as defined in section 5042(a)(4)(B)) shall not be subject to-- ``(1) tax as beer, or ``(2) the provisions of subchapter G.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar quarters beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

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