To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof on the Secretary of the Treasury in civil cases and on the taxpayer in administrative proceedings, to require 30 days notice and judicial consent before lien or seizure, to increase the limit on recovery of civil damages for unauthorized collection actions and exclude such damages from income, and for other purposes.

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

41 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 16 Democrats

24 of 41 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), William Clay (D-MO), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Pete Geren (D-TX), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Martin Hoke (R-OH), Tim Holden (D-PA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Steve Largent (R-OK), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Sue Myrick (R-NC) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Traficant.

• H.R. 869 (104th) To designate the Federal building and U.S. Courthouse located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the "Thomas D. Lambros Federal…
• H.R. 965 (104th) To designate the Federal building located at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, Kentucky, as the "Romano L. Mazzoli Federal…
• H.R. 447 (104th) To establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made.
• H.R. 840 (104th) To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 215 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the…
• H.Con.Res. 147 (104th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the fifteenth annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
• H.R. 390 (104th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the burden of proof shall be on the Secretary of the Treasury in all tax cases…

Sponsor’s state and district

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