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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that passive loss limitation shall not apply to deductions allowable for cash out-of-pocket expenses for taxes, interest, and trade or business expenses in connection with rental real estate activities in which the taxpayer actively or materially participates.

H.R. 642Introduced Jan 24, 1989Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. J. Pickle D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 24, 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

45 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 24 Democrats

17 of 45 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Michael Andrews (D-TX), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Bill Archer (R-TX), Dick Armey (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Jack Brooks (D-TX), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Larry Combest (R-TX), Philip Crane (R-IL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Sam Gibbons (D-FL), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Tony Hall (D-OH), J. Hastert (R-IL), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), W. Hefner (D-NC), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), James Leath (D-TX), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Jim McCrery (R-LA), Bruce Morrison (D-CT) and 15 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Pickle.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-10 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.