# 119-hr-10157: Freedom to Home Distill Act

119-hr-10157, Freedom to Home Distill Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10157
- Congress: 119
- Title: Freedom to Home Distill Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Creates a tax-exempt legal category for limited, noncommercial home distilling.** It would let households produce small amounts of spirits for personal use while setting clear safety and regulatory limits.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Legal and registration relief for home distillers: benefit, low. The bill would say a qualifying home distillery is not a "distilled spirits plant" and a person who only makes exempt home spirits would not be a "distiller" for certain laws. It would also exempt stills and distilling apparatus set up in qualifying home distilleries from some notice, registration,…
- Safety rules for home distilling equipment: mixed, low. The bill would require the Secretary to ban sale or transfer of stills, boilers, or vessels for exclusive home distillery use unless they have a pressure release valve, a vacuum relief valve, and hold no more than 50 gallons. The rule would apply when the buyer intends to use the equipment only in…
- Tax break and production limits for homeowners: mixed, low. This bill would let qualified home distilleries make small amounts of spirits for personal or family use without federal excise tax. It would limit annual home production to 10 proof gallons for a one-adult household and 20 proof gallons for households with two or more adults. "Adult" would mean ag…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10157 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10157)

## Related
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10157 (as of 2026-09-24).