House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the income averaging rules for farmers.
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Smith R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 4, 1998
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 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
20 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 20 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Rick Hill (R-MT), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Jim Leach (R-IA), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Jim Nussle (R-IA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Robert Smith (R-OR), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), William Thornberry (R-TX), John Thune (R-SD), Wes Watkins (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Smith.
- H.R. 4831 (105th) To temporarily reenact chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code.
- H.R. 86 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmers to income average over 2 years.
- H.Res. 30 (105th) Repealing rule XLIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt.
- H.R. 1991 (105th) Coastal Shipping Competition Act
- H.R. 3036 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the alternative minimum tax.
- H.R. 3082 (105th) Social Security Solvency Act of 1997
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.