Distilled Spirits Council
DC · 4 filings, 2025
Lobbying spend · 2025
$3.0M
to shape legislation
About the organization
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) is a national trade association representing producers and marketers of distilled spirits sold in the United States. DISCUS was formed in 1973 by the merger of three organizations (the Bourbon Institute, the Distilled Spirits Institute, and the Licensed Beverage Industries, Inc.) that had been in existence for decades. via Wikipedia ↗
1Lobbies on
Its filings list: Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Alcohol and Drug Abuse · Advertising · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Trade (domestic/foreign)
2Through these firms · 1
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U.S., INC.
3Bills moving in its lanes
No bill names this company outright; these are recent bills in the sectors it lobbies.
- S 5236A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure Medicaid coverage of mental health services…
- S 5225A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include certain curriculum expenses a…
- S 5227A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain distributions from long-term qualified t…
- S 5232A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize rural residency planning and development grant p…
- S 5224A bill to improve training for airport drivers in the movement area at commercial service airports through…