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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 5 years, and increase the amount of, the deduction for health insurance for self-employed individuals.

S. 494Introduced Mar 2, 1989Policy area: Taxation
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 1989 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

31 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 11 Democrats

12 of 31 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

William Armstrong (R-CO), Max Baucus (D-MT), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Robert Dole (R-KS), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Carl Levin (D-MI), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Connie Mack (R-FL), Donald Nickles (R-OK), David Pryor (D-AR), William Roth (R-DE), Terry Sanford (D-NC), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Paul Simon (D-IL), Theodore Stevens (R-AK), Steven Symms (R-ID), Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. David Durenberger.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota 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.