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House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-7

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

H.R. 831Introduced Feb 6, 1995Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Apr 11, 1995.

Sponsor: Rep. Bill Archer R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 9, 1995 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1222)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 831.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 831, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 29, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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 — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Robert Matsui (D-CA), William Thomas (R-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Archer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-7 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.