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Senate bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings.

S. 973Introduced May 1, 2003Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Sen. Donald Nickles R-OK
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Where it went

Latest action: May 1, 2003 — 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

18 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 6 Democrats

5 of 18 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

George Allen (R-VA), John Breaux (D-LA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Zell Miller (D-GA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Arlen Specter (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Donald Nickles.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma 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.