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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the exclusion for amounts received under group legal services plans permanent.

H.R. 540Introduced Jan 17, 1995Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Rangel D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 17, 1995 — 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

55 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 39 Democrats

16 of 55 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), James Barcia (D-MI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Peter Blute (R-MA), David Bonior (D-MI), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Dave Camp (R-MI), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), John Ensign (R-NV), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Dale Kildee (D-MI), John LaFalce (D-NY), John Lewis (D-GA), William Lipinski (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL) and 25 more.

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.