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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs like intangible drilling and development costs, and for other purposes.

H.R. 578Introduced Jan 19, 1995Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Hayes R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 19, 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

3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jay Dickey (R-AR), Jim McCrery (R-LA), W. Tauzin (R-LA).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Hayes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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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.