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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To increase the amount of deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.

H.R. 694Introduced Jan 27, 1989Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. John LaFalce D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 27, 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

128 cosponsors — 64 Republicans, 64 Democrats

62 of 128 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Dick Armey (R-TX), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Tom Bevill (D-AL), James Bilbray (D-NV), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Glen Browder (D-AL), John Bryant (D-TX), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Howard Coble (R-NC), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), James Cooper (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Tom DeLay (R-TX), David Dreier (R-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Glenn English (D-OK), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Vic Fazio (D-CA) and 98 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John LaFalce.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress

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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.