(Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon is championing a new bill defending the Kombucha industry. Wyden is teaming up with Oregon Congresswoman Andrea Salinas to sponsor the KOMBUCHA Act. The bill would modernize federal alcohol taxes and regulations by increasing the alcohol-by-volume minimum for the tax from point-five percent to one-point-two-five percent. Wyden issued a statement earlier this week saying a serving of kombucha "contains about as much alcohol as an overripe banana, so there's no reason to tax it like it's a full-on alcoholic beverage." Wyden adds it's "time to sober up out tax code and give kombucha producers a fair shake."