House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-117
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services for the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be entitled to certain tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.
Became law on Mar 20, 1996.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedDec 14, 1995
- Committee actionFeb 28, 1996
- Passed HouseMar 5, 1996 · 416–0
- Passed SenateMar 6, 1996 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMar 8, 1996
- Became lawMar 20, 1996
Latest action: Mar 20, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-117.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2778.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-465 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on February 29, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 29, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/465
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2778, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2778
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1ec6f069c9812dcb36ac4765cb76880f223c244459677ecbbec66c0d040c3e1f
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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
122 cosponsors — 97 Republicans, 25 Democrats
25 of 122 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Bill Baker (R-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), John Boehner (R-OH), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Jim Bunn (R-OR), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Dick Chrysler (R-MI), Bob Clement (D-TN), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Gary Condit (D-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Tom DeLay (R-TX), John Doolittle (R-CA) and 92 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Bunning.
- H.R. 2684 (104th) Senior Citizens' Right to Work Act of 1995
- H.R. 4039 (104th) Social Security Miscellaneous Amendments Act of 1996
- H.R. 8 (104th) Senior Citizens' Equity Act
- H.R. 2668 (104th) Senior Citizens' Right To Work Act of 1995
- H.R. 949 (104th) Federal Reserve System Accountability Act of 1995
- H.R. 4230 (104th) Rehabilitation and Return to Work Opportunity Act of 1996
Sponsor’s state and district
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.