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House bill · 102nd 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. 1557Introduced Mar 21, 1991Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Downey D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 21, 1991 — 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

94 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 52 Democrats

41 of 94 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Michael Andrews (D-TX), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Bill Archer (R-TX), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), James Bilbray (D-NV), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Larry Combest (R-TX), Christopher Cox (R-CA), William Coyne (D-PA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Butler Derrick (D-SC), William Dickinson (R-AL), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Jack Fields (R-TX), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Pete Geren (D-TX) and 64 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Downey.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-2 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.