House resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal excise tax rates should not be increased.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Mar 4, 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
28 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 15 Democrats
13 of 28 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.
Helen Bentley (R-MD), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Howard Coble (R-NC), W. Daniel (D-VA), Tom DeLay (R-TX), John Duncan (R-TN), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), W. Hefner (D-NC), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Walter Jones (D-NC), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Bob McEwen (R-OH), J. McMillan (R-NC), Carl Perkins (D-KY), Charles Price (D-IL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Patrick Swindall (R-GA), Robert Tallon (D-SC), Lindsay Thomas (D-GA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Tim Valentine (D-NC).
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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.