A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt free lance authors, photographers, and artists from the capitalization rules added by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and for other purposes.

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

118 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 75 Democrats, 1 independent

40 of 118 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Dick Armey (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Jim Chapman (D-TX), William Clay (D-MO), Howard Coble (R-NC), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), James Courter (R-NJ), William Coyne (D-PA), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Hal Daub (R-NE), Robert Davis (R-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and 88 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Downey.

• H.R. 1945 (100th) Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act
• H.J.Res. 311 (100th) National Economic Commission Act of 1987
• H.Con.Res. 168 (100th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should offer to place the United Nations flag on…
• H.R. 1067 (100th) Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act
• H.R. 3646 (100th) Sugar Supply Stabilization Act of 1987
• H.R. 2050 (100th) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove certain limitations on charitable contributions of certain items.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-2 district