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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence.

S. 317Introduced Jan 28, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Sen. Byron Dorgan D-ND
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 28, 1999 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats

4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Max Cleland (D-GA), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Zell Miller (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Dakota in Congress

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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.