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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Marriage Penalty Relief Act

H.R. 2593Introduced Oct 1, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Wally Herger R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 7, 1997 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1956-1957)

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

188 cosponsors — 138 Republicans, 50 Democrats

51 of 188 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Lois Capps (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Bob Clement (D-TN), Tom Coburn (R-OK) and 158 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wally Herger.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-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.