House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for meal and entertainment expenses of small businesses.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 1999
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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
76 cosponsors — 46 Republicans, 30 Democrats
30 of 76 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Richard Baker (R-LA), James Barcia (D-MI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Bob Clement (D-TN), Gary Condit (D-CA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Sam Farr (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Doc Hastings (R-WA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), David Hobson (R-OH), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO) and 46 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim McCrery.
- H.R. 4318 (106th) Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act
- H.R. 3174 (106th) Employment Security Financing Act of 1999
- H.R. 870 (106th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the determination of the 50,000-barrel refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction…
- H.R. 681 (106th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income.
- H.R. 1006 (106th) Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System Act of 1999
- H.R. 3225 (106th) National Security Sealift Enhancement Act of 1999
Sponsor’s state and district
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.