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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Surviving Spouse Fairness Act of 1998

H.R. 3541Introduced Mar 24, 1998Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Marge Roukema R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 24, 1998 — 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

55 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 21 Democrats

23 of 55 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Charles Canady (R-FL), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), John Cooksey (R-LA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Tony Hall (D-OH), Jane Harman (D-CA), Rick Hill (R-MT), John Hostettler (R-IN), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Jay Johnson (D-WI) and 25 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marge Roukema.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-5 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.