House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof on the Secretary of the Treasury in civil cases and on the taxpayer in administrative proceedings, to require 15 days notice and judicial consent before seizure, to exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection actions from income, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. James Traficant D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 1997
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Latest action: Feb 26, 1998 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H634)
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
74 cosponsors — 56 Republicans, 18 Democrats
56 of 74 cosponsors (76%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Dave Camp (R-MI), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jon Christensen (R-NE), William Clay (D-MO), Howard Coble (R-NC), Philip Crane (R-IL), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Duncan (R-TN), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), John Ensign (R-NV), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Bob Filner (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Gene Green (D-TX), Tony Hall (D-OH), J. Hastert (R-IL) and 44 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Traficant.
- H.R. 2129 (105th) To designate the United States Post Office located at 150 North 3rd Street in Steubenville, Ohio, as the "Douglas Applegate Post Office".
- H.R. 563 (105th) To establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made.
- H.Con.Res. 105 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania scheduled for June 29, 1997.
- H.R. 994 (105th) To designate the United States border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the "Kika de la Garza United States Border Station".
- H.Res. 598 (105th) Calling on the President to take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in…
- H.R. 804 (105th) To amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that Federal funds made available to hire…
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.