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House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law

To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the relief effort in Somalia shall be entitled to certain tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.

H.R. 494Introduced Jan 20, 1993Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Mel Reynolds D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 13, 1993 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

38 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 24 Democrats

14 of 38 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Tom Barlow (D-KY), Lucien Blackwell (D-PA), Leslie Byrne (D-VA), William Clay (D-MO), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eric Fingerhut (D-OH), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Martin Frost (D-TX), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Jay Kim (R-CA), Peter King (R-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Alfred McCandless (R-CA), John McHugh (R-NY), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Stephen Neal (D-NC), Major Owens (D-NY), David Price (D-NC) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mel Reynolds.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-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.