House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion of gain on sale of a principal residence shall apply to certain farmland sold with the principal residence.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2000
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: May 10, 2000 — 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
52 cosponsors — 44 Republicans, 8 Democrats
10 of 52 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Marion Berry (D-AR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), John Cooksey (R-LA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Pat Danner (D-MO), James DeMint (R-SC), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Mark Green (R-WI), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Tony Hall (D-OH), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Rick Hill (R-MT), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), William Jenkins (R-TN), Sam Johnson (R-TX) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wes Watkins.
- H.R. 5308 (106th) Five Nations Citizens Land Reform Act of 2000
- H.Res. 418 (106th) Expressing the condolences of the House on the death of the Honorable Carl B. Albert, former Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 4219 (106th) Home Health Fairness Act of 2000
- H.R. 1046 (106th) Chiropractic Patients' Freedom of Choice Act of 1999
- H.R. 53 (106th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production.
- H.R. 2463 (106th) EC/EZ Economic Development Act
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.