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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to provide for the permanent extension of income averaging for farmers.

S. 1879Introduced Mar 30, 1998Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Sen. Conrad Burns R-MT
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 30, 1998 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

30 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 30 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), A. Allard (R-CO), Max Baucus (D-MT), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Craig Thomas (R-WY).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Conrad Burns.

Sponsor’s state and district

Montana in Congress

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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.