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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.

H.R. 3973Introduced Mar 14, 2002Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 20, 2002 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3770-3771)

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

112 cosponsors — 71 Republicans, 41 Democrats

42 of 112 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Howard Coble (R-NC), John Conyers (D-MI), John Cooksey (R-LA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Philip Crane (R-IL), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), John Duncan (R-TN), Phil English (R-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Terry Everett (R-AL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS) and 82 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-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.