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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.

H.R. 979Introduced Mar 6, 1997Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Kennelly D-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 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

327 cosponsors — 142 Republicans, 184 Democrats, 1 independent

140 of 327 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Scotty Baesler (D-KY), Richard Baker (R-LA), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), David Bonior (D-MI), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) and 297 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Barbara Kennelly.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-1 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.