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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for advertising expenses for tobacco products.

H.R. 2962Introduced Feb 6, 1996Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Paul McHale D-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 6, 1996 — 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

22 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 20 Democrats

2 of 22 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Gene Green (D-TX), James Hansen (R-UT), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), William Lipinski (D-IL), Martin Meehan (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), James Oberstar (D-MN), Jack Quinn (R-NY), John Reed (D-RI), Lynn Rivers (D-MI), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA), Bruce Vento (D-MN), Sidney Yates (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul McHale.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-15 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.