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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce to 36 months the amortization period for reforestation expenditures and to increase to $25,000 the maximum annual amount of such expenditures which may be amortized.

H.R. 1916Introduced May 25, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Turner D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: May 25, 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

21 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 16 Democrats

5 of 21 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Mac Collins (R-GA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Martin Frost (D-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Christopher John (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), George Miller (D-CA), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Richard Pombo (R-CA), David Price (D-NC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Tom Udall (D-NM), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

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

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-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.