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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 50 percent nondeductible excise tax on certain profits realized in connection with corporate takeover attempts, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1178Introduced Feb 19, 1987Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart McKinney R-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 22, 1987 — See H.R.3545.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

30 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 20 Democrats

22 of 30 cosponsors (73%) are from the other party.

Helen Bentley (R-MD), George Brown (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), W. Daniel (D-VA), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Lane Evans (D-IL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), William Gray (D-PA), Paul Henry (R-MI), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Major Owens (D-NY), Donald Pease (D-OH), John Porter (R-IL), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Charles Rose (D-NC), Gus Savage (D-IL), James Scheuer (D-NY), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Allen Swift (D-WA), Doug Walgren (D-PA), Robert Whittaker (R-KS), Pat Williams (D-MT).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stewart McKinney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-4 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.