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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Home-Based Business Fairness Act of 1997

H.R. 1145Introduced Mar 20, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Talent R-MO
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 20, 1997 — 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

58 cosponsors — 54 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 58 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Charles Canady (R-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Bob Clement (D-TN), Larry Combest (R-TX), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Pat Danner (D-MO), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Porter Goss (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kay Granger (R-TX), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Rick Hill (R-MT), Henry Hyde (R-IL) and 28 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Talent.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress · MO-2 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.