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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Family Farm Preservation Act

H.R. 4587Introduced Sep 16, 1998Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Schaffer R-CO
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 16, 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

48 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 48 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Jon Christensen (R-NE), John Cooksey (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Phil English (R-PA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Steve Horn (R-CA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Ernest Istook (R-OK), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Tom Latham (R-IA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Frank Mascara (D-PA), John McHugh (R-NY), Scott McInnis (R-CO) and 18 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Schaffer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress · CO-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.