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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to allow homeowners to deduct the full amount of prepaid interest paid in connection with the refinancing of their principal residence for the taxable year in which paid.

H.R. 544Introduced Jan 8, 1987Policy area: Taxation
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 8, 1987 — 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

219 cosponsors — 107 Republicans, 111 Democrats, 1 independent

114 of 219 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Les Aspin (D-WI), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Mario Biaggi (D-NY), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), William Boner (D-TN), David Bonior (D-MI), Don Bonker (D-WA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joseph Brennan (D-ME), Jack Brooks (D-TX), George Brown (R-CO), Terry Bruce (D-IL), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD) and 189 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sherwood Boehlert.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-25 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.