House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Marriage Penalty Relief Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 1, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 63 (105th) To designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as "Trinity Lake".
- H.R. 858 (105th) Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997
- H.R. 478 (105th) Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act of 1997
- H.R. 530 (105th) Criminal Welfare Prevention Act, Part II
- H.R. 1037 (105th) Defense Jobs and Trade Promotion Act of 1997
- H.R. 3945 (105th) Death Tax Inflation Adjustment Act of 1998
Sponsor’s state and district
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.