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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1989

H.R. 1279Introduced Mar 7, 1989Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Herbert Bateman R-VA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 7, 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

23 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 10 Democrats

11 of 23 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-NY), William Hughes (D-NJ), Joseph Kolter (D-PA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Norman Lent (R-NY), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Ron Marlenee (R-MT), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Dave McCurdy (D-OK), James Olin (D-VA), Stanford Parris (R-VA), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Norman Sisisky (D-VA), D. Slaughter (R-VA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Herbert Bateman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-1 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.