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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.

H.R. 1177Introduced Mar 11, 2003Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. James DeMint R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 11, 2003 — 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

73 cosponsors — 64 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 73 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), J. Barrett (R-SC), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Richard Burr (R-NC), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Nathan Deal (R-GA), David Dreier (R-CA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Phil English (R-PA), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Robin Hayes (R-NC), J. Hayworth (R-AZ) and 43 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James DeMint.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-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.