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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.

H.R. 3688Introduced Apr 1, 1998Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Wes Watkins R-OK
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-3 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.