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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the determination of the 50,000-barrel refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction from a daily basis to an annual average daily basis.

H.R. 870Introduced Feb 25, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jim McCrery R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 25, 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

42 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 8 Democrats

9 of 42 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ed Bryant (R-TN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Mac Collins (R-GA), Merrill Cook (R-UT), John Cooksey (R-LA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), John Duncan (R-TN), Phil English (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Ernest Istook (R-OK), William Jefferson (D-LA), William Jenkins (R-TN), Christopher John (D-LA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Steve Largent (R-OK), Robert Livingston (R-LA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Scott McInnis (R-CO), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ron Paul (R-TX), Charles Pickering (R-MS) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim McCrery.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-4 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.