On March 2, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would suspend enforcement of the CTA. First enacted in 2021, the CTA imposed reporting requirements on almost all U.S. corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities. Those …Read More

The Brewers Association (BA) has learned that multiple breweries have not received payments committed by the USDA under the Rural Energy for American Program (REAP). The funds were frozen by one of the President’s recent executive orders. On March 17, …Read More

The next expected critical date for tariffs is April 2, when the President is expected to announce “reciprocal” tariffs targeting countries that the President believes impose unfair tariffs and other trade barriers on U.S. goods. The President may also revisit …Read More

The new administration has indefinitely suspended the proposed heat illness and injury rule that OSHA proposed in 2024. That suspension pending review, ordered by the President immediately after taking office, does not have a specific end date. Few expect the …Read More

In February the U.S. Copyright Office issued a Notice of Inquiry relating to Performing Rights Organizations (PROs), which license artists’ copyrighted works to concert halls, bars, and other music venues, including breweries. The recent proliferation of PROs and related developments, …Read More

The Brewers Association has learned of several firings that will impact ongoing federal research into barley and hops. At least six scientists working at the Cereal Disease Lab the Cereal Crops Research Unit Malt Quality Lab, both operated by FDA’s …Read More

The Brewers Association will submit comments to the TTB to provide input on the Agency’s proposed new regulations mandating “alcohol facts” and major allergen disclosures on the labels falling under its primary jurisdiction. In February we began soliciting member input …Read More

In the waning days of the Biden Administration, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a sweeping new rule that would mandate front-of-label (FOP) disclosures of certain nutrients on most packaged foods regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic …Read More