Modernize outdated federal alcohol taxes and regulations on kombucha companies in Oregon and nationwide.

Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Adrian Smith (NE-03), alongside Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), introduced the KOMBUCHA Act, which would modernize outdated federal alcohol taxes and regulations on kombucha companies in Oregon and nationwide.

Salinas announced support for legislation to update federal tax and regulatory rules affecting kombucha producers.

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The KOMBUCHA Act would eliminate unintended tax and regulatory burdens by increasing the applicable alcohol-by-volume limit for kombucha from 0.5 percent to 1.25 percent.

The bill would raise the ABV threshold used for kombucha taxation and regulation.

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Andrea Salinas's official House site says that on April 30, 2026 she, Rep. Adrian Smith, and Sen. Ron Wyden introduced the KOMBUCHA Act, which would modernize outdated federal alcohol taxes and regulations on kombucha companies in Oregon and nationwide.

This is a concrete legislative step toward the claim, but it is not enactment or regulatory change. I found no later official action in the 30-day lookback window, so the promise remains only partially advanced.

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Reps. Salinas, Smith, Sen. Wyden Champion Legislation Supporting U.S. Kombucha Industry | Representative Andrea Salinas
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