House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 1998
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Latest action: Apr 1, 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
24 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 24 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Larry Combest (R-TX), Cal Dooley (D-CA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Steve Horn (R-CA), Ernest Istook (R-OK), William Jefferson (D-LA), Steve Largent (R-OK), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Jim McCrery (R-LA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), William Thomas (R-CA), William Thornberry (R-TX), Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), J. Watts (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wes Watkins.
- H.R. 2314 (105th) Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration Act of 1998
- H.R. 3162 (105th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay implementation of the interim payment system to home health agencies for home…
- H.R. 1648 (105th) National Energy Security Act of 1997
- H.R. 1207 (105th) Economic Competitiveness and Growth Act
- H.R. 1208 (105th) Death Tax Repeal Act
- H.R. 3846 (105th) To amend the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 to add the Eastern Oklahoma State College on behalf of the Choctaw Nation.
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.