The Treasury Dept’s Alcohol, Tobacco Tax, and Trade Bureau (TTB) Home | TTB: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regulates  alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition excise taxes that are rightfully due; to protect the consumer of alcohol beverages through compliance programs that are based upon education and enforcement of the industry to ensure an effectively regulated marketplace; and to assist industry members to understand and comply with Federal tax, product, and marketing requirements associated with the commodities we regulate.  TTB’s origins date to the 1789 establishment of the Treasury Department and its contemporary legal and organization structure dates from January 2003 as part of the 2002 Homeland Security Act P.L. 107-296 COMPS-1143.pdf

Laws it enforces on alcohol begin in Title 27 of the U.S. Code OLRC Home, tobacco laws begin at 21 USC 387 21 USC CHAPTER 9, SUBCHAPTER IX: TOBACCO PRODUCTS, and firearm laws begin at 18 USC 921  18 USC Ch. 44: FIREARMS. Regulations it enforces began in Title 27 CFR Regulations | TTB: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. TTB’s website contains news, press releases, presentations, data and reports on its multifaceted activities.  It’s proposed congressional budget for FY 2026 can be found at TTB FY 2026 BIB.

This blog post was submitted by Bert Chapman, Purdue University.