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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Fairness for Adopting Families Act

H.R. 1205Introduced Mar 1, 1989Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. William Lehman D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 1, 1989 — Referred to the 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

90 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 50 Democrats

39 of 90 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), James Bilbray (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), George Brown (D-CA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), James Courter (R-NJ), Robert Davis (R-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA) and 60 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Lehman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-17 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.