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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements.

H.R. 844Introduced Feb 24, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. E. Shaw R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 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

143 cosponsors — 86 Republicans, 57 Democrats

58 of 143 cosponsors (41%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Bob Clement (D-TN), Mac Collins (R-GA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Christopher Cox (R-CA), William Coyne (D-PA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jim Davis (D-FL) and 113 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. E. Shaw.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-22 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.