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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Emergency Oil and Gas Recovery Act

H.R. 497Introduced Feb 2, 1999Policy area: Taxation
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 2, 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

9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats

5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Larry Combest (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Christopher John (D-LA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Bob Ney (R-OH), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Charles Stenholm (D-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thornberry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-13 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.