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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow the deduction of an additional exemption amount for certain physically disabled taxpayers.

H.R. 88Introduced Jan 6, 1987Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Carr D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 6, 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

12 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 10 Democrats

2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Jim Bates (D-CA), David Bonior (D-MI), Sala Burton (D-CA), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), James Howard (D-NJ), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), James Scheuer (D-NY), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), Edolphus Towns (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Carr.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-6 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.