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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Farm Independence Act of 1999

H.R. 1044Introduced Mar 9, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Nussle R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 9, 1999 — 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

90 cosponsors — 65 Republicans, 25 Democrats

26 of 90 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Marion Berry (D-AR), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Larry Combest (R-TX), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Pat Danner (D-MO), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Greg Ganske (R-IA), George Gekas (R-PA), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) and 60 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Nussle.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.