House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow farmers to income average over 2 years.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 1997
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Latest action: Jan 7, 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
64 cosponsors — 48 Republicans, 16 Democrats
15 of 64 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), Gary Condit (D-CA), John Cooksey (R-LA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), J. Hastert (R-IL), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Wally Herger (R-CA) and 34 more.
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. 4399 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the income averaging rules for farmers.
- 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.