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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce to 36 months the amortization period for reforestation expenditures and to increase to $25,000 the maximum annual amount of such expenditures which may be amortized.

H.R. 4509Introduced Aug 6, 1998Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Turner D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 6, 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

6 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats

3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Martin Frost (D-TX), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Richard Pombo (R-CA), David Price (D-NC), Pete Sessions (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-2 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.