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House resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that benefits paid pursuant to the Black Lung Benefits Act should continue to be exempt from Federal income tax.

H.Res. 71Introduced Feb 4, 1987Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Gus Yatron D-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 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

36 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 32 Democrats

3 of 36 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Tom Bevill (D-AL), Rick Boucher (D-VA), John Bryant (D-TX), William Clinger (R-PA), John Conyers (D-MI), George Crockett (D-MI), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Kenneth Gray (D-IL), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Frank Horton (R-NY), James Howard (D-NJ), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Joseph McDade (R-PA), Austin Murphy (D-PA), John Murtha (D-PA), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Mary Oakar (D-OH), Major Owens (D-NY), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Claude Pepper (D-FL), Carl Perkins (D-KY) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gus Yatron.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-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.