Breweries get a tax break for giving grain to farms.
H.R. 10877 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit against the excise tax on beer for brewers that donate spent grain for local agricultural use. · Filed by Mike Kelly (R-PA) · 7 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill would let breweries reduce federal tax on beer. They get the cut if they donate spent grain to local farmers. Spent grain is what is left after breweries make beer. Farmers can use it to feed animals or for farm work.
Who it affects
Breweries would pay less federal tax on beer. Farmers who get free grain would save money on supplies.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much tax breweries can save. It does not explain how the government would check donations.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
7 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- spent grain — What is left over after breweries make beer; can be used as animal feed.
- federal tax — Money that breweries must pay to the federal government on beer sold.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Oct 26, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,595 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-28.
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