House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore a 100 percent deduction for business meals and entertainment and the deduction for the travel expenses of spouses and others accompanying the taxpayer on business.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 1997
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 6, 1997 — 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
22 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 14 Democrats
8 of 22 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), Jane Harman (D-CA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Bill McCollum (R-FL), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Constance Morella (R-MD), Bob Ney (R-OH), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Max Sandlin (D-TX), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Albert Wynn (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Neil Abercrombie.
- H.J.Res. 32 (105th) To consent to certain amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.
- H.R. 4092 (105th) Investment in Women's Health Act of 1998
- H.Con.Res. 116 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the treatment by the People's Republic of China of prisoners in Tibet, and for other…
- H.Con.Res. 32 (105th) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the United States.
- H.R. 4153 (105th) To provide for equitable retirement for military reserve technicians who are covered under the Federal Employment Retirement System or the…
- H.R. 2317 (105th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program.
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.