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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that charitable contributions of appreciated property will not be treated as an item of tax preference.

H.R. 173Introduced Jan 3, 1989Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. William Frenzel R-MN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 3, 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

85 cosponsors — 51 Republicans, 34 Democrats

34 of 85 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Bill Archer (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (R-CO), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), James Clarke (D-NC), James Courter (R-NJ), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Butler Derrick (D-SC), William Dickinson (R-AL), Chuck Douglas (R-NH), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Harold Ford (D-TN), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Fred Grandy (R-IA), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), J. Hastert (R-IL), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Frank Horton (R-NY), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and 55 more.

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-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.