Archive for the ‘H.R. 5034’ Category
House Resolution 5034 is a bill that would alter the relationship between the states and the federal government where alcohol laws are concerned. It would give states unprecedented power to regulate alcohol in ways that discriminate against out-of-state businesses. It is supported by alcohol distributors: middlemen. Producers of alcohol, importers of alcohol and retailers of alcohol oppose H.R 5034. Yesterday hearings on this bill were held in the House Judiciary Committee. Based on yesterday's hearings ion House Resolution 5034, a…
The House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on H.R. 5034, known to some as the "Wholesaler Protection Act, on Wednesday, September 29 at 11:00am Eastern Time. The hearings will be streamed live via the House Judiciary website at this URL: http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/hear_100929.html The bill, now in its second iteration thanks in large part to the extraordinary and nearly universal condemnation of its effects and intent, is opposed by producers of beer, wine and spirits,, opposed by beverage importers and opposed by…
In an age where goods are bought and sold in an instant, delivered overnight, and tracked with momentary precision, can many of the archaic regulations that overwhelm the state alcohol distribution systems and serve foremost to stifle consumer access to goods, really be considered “legitimate”. The foundation of the arcane and archaic regulations that infect the alcohol industry can be traced back to the second section of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: “The transportation or importation into any…
With the re-writing of H.R. 5034 (Download New HR 5034 Language), America's wine wholesalers and not a few congresspeople have concluded that it would be in the best interests of the United States to grant the states the ability to prohibit their consumers from purchasing wine from wine stores across the country. What I'm wondering, today, is why encouraging states to limit their citizens' access to wines is a good thing or even a necessary thing. The idea behind the…
A new version of H.R. 5034, the bill alcohol wholesalers are using to try to protect their monopoly on alcohol distribution, has been re-written by wholesalers and dutifully introduced by its sponsor, Rep. Bill Delahunt. The new version of H.R. 5034 is a direct attack on America's wine stores and wine merchants. If this version of H.R. 5034 is passed it will allow states to legally discriminate against out-of-state wine merchants in numerable ways. It must be opposed. The new…
