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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for foster care payments shall also apply to payments by qualified placement agencies, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1194Introduced Mar 18, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Ron Lewis R-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 18, 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

71 cosponsors — 45 Republicans, 26 Democrats

27 of 71 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Eva Clayton (D-NC), James Clyburn (D-SC), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Mark Foley (R-FL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Greg Ganske (R-IA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Henry Hyde (R-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) and 41 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron Lewis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress · KY-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.