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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals for an indefinite period, and to increase the amount of such deduction.

H.R. 2121Introduced Apr 26, 1989Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Byron Dorgan D-ND
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 26, 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

243 cosponsors — 112 Republicans, 131 Democrats

109 of 243 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Beryl Anthony (D-AR), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Dick Armey (R-TX), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), James Bilbray (D-NV), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Borski (D-PA), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), George Brown (R-CO), Terry Bruce (D-IL), John Bryant (D-TX), Jack Buechner (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Beverly Byron (D-MD), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), James Clarke (D-NC) and 213 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Byron Dorgan.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Dakota in Congress · ND at-large 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.