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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify eligibility criteria for certain empowerment zone designations.

H.R. 5567Introduced Oct 7, 2002Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. J. Watts R-OK
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 7, 2002 — 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

4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats

3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ernest Istook (R-OK), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Victor Snyder (D-AR).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Watts.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-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.