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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production.

H.R. 53Introduced Jan 6, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Wes Watkins R-OK
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 25, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight.

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

43 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 10 Democrats

11 of 43 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Martin Frost (D-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Steve Horn (R-CA), John Hostettler (R-IN), Ernest Istook (R-OK), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Steven Kuykendall (R-CA), Steve Largent (R-OK), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Jim McCrery (R-LA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Bob Ney (R-OH), David Phelps (D-IL), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Richard Pombo (R-CA), George Radanovich (R-CA) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wes Watkins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-3 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.