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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic development through the creation of additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and to encourage the cleanup of contaminated brownfield sites.

H.R. 3747Introduced Jun 27, 1996Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Rangel D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 27, 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

25 cosponsors — 24 Democrats, 1 independent

1 of 25 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Victor Frazer (I-VI), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jose Serrano (D-NY), John Spratt (D-SC), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Melvin Watt (D-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Rangel.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-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.