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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a religious exemption from providing identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions on a tax return.

H.R. 2494Introduced Jul 13, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. John Hostettler R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 13, 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

25 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 25 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

John Baldacci (D-ME), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), John Doolittle (R-CA), Phil English (R-PA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Rick Hill (R-MT), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Steve Largent (R-OK), Ron Lewis (R-KY), David McIntosh (R-IN), Gary Miller (R-CA), Bob Ney (R-OH), Ron Paul (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Ronnie Shows (D-MS), Mark Souder (R-IN), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Hostettler.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-8 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.