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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Defense Jobs and Trade Promotion Act of 1999

H.R. 796Introduced Feb 23, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Johnson R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 23, 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

58 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 16 Democrats

16 of 58 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Mac Collins (R-GA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), David Dreier (R-CA), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Martin Frost (D-TX), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Ernest Istook (R-OK), William Jefferson (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Peter King (R-NY), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Sander Levin (D-MI) and 28 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-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.