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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for foster care payments shall also apply to payments by certain nongovernmental placement agencies, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3991Introduced Jun 4, 1998Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Bunning R-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 4, 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

18 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 18 cosponsors (22%) are from the other party.

Bill Barrett (R-NE), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Jim McCrery (R-LA), Scott McInnis (R-CO), Anne Northup (R-KY), Jim Nussle (R-IA), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Zach Wamp (R-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Bunning.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress · KY-4 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.