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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account to the extent that the distribution is contributed for charitable purposes.

H.R. 2821Introduced Nov 5, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Kennelly D-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 7, 1997 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2192)

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

78 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 39 Democrats

39 of 78 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), James Clyburn (D-SC), Larry Combest (R-TX), William Coyne (D-PA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Pat Danner (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Mark Foley (R-FL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR) and 48 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Kennelly.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-1 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.