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House resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President's recommendation in his 1988 Federal Budget proposal to repeal the partial excise tax exemption for alcohol fuels should be rejected.

H.Res. 53Introduced Jan 21, 1987Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Smith R-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 21, 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

41 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 19 Democrats, 1 independent

20 of 41 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.

Helen Bentley (R-MD), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), E. Coleman (R-MO), Larry Craig (R-ID), Hal Daub (R-NE), Jack Davis (R-IL), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Fred Grandy (R-IA), James Hansen (R-UT), J. Hastert (R-IL), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Jim Leach (R-IA), James Leath (D-TX), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), Edward Madigan (R-IL), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Timothy Penny (D-MN) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-3 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.