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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 credit against income tax for the expenses of adopting a child with special needs.

H.R. 5374Introduced Sep 23, 1988Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jerry Lewis R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 23, 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

40 cosponsors — 40 Republicans

0 of 40 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Robert Badham (R-CA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), William Broomfield (R-MI), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Richard Cheney (R-WY), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Jack Davis (R-IL), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), J. Hastert (R-IL), John Hiler (R-IN), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Lynn Martin (R-IL), Robert Michel (R-IL), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), Ron Packard (R-CA), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Patricia Saiki (R-HI), Bill Schuette (R-MI), Joseph Skeen (R-NM) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jerry Lewis.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-35 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.