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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against tax to taxpayers for dependents who have not attained the age of compulsory school attendance as prescribed by the law of the State in which the taxpayer resides, and to repeal the credit for expenses for child care services necessary for gainful employment for expenses with respect to such dependents.

H.R. 3944Introduced Feb 16, 1988Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Clyde Holloway R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 16, 1988 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

80 cosponsors — 73 Republicans, 7 Democrats

8 of 80 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), William Broomfield (R-MI), Dan Burton (R-IN), Richard Cheney (R-WY), Howard Coble (R-NC), Larry Combest (R-TX), Larry Craig (R-ID), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Jack Davis (R-IL), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), David Dreier (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Judd Gregg (R-NH), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), J. Hastert (R-IL), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Wally Herger (R-CA), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and 50 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Clyde Holloway.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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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.