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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 23, 1988
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- Passed Senate—
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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.
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- H.R. 758 (100th) National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Act of 1987
- H.R. 3329 (100th) Economic Plan for Democracy in Central America Act
- H.R. 2813 (100th) A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a certain parcel of land located near the city of Barstow, California.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.