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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

H.R. 4236Introduced Nov 4, 2005Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Chocola R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 4, 2005 — 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

38 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 38 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Tom Latham (R-IA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Charlie Melancon (D-LA), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Jim Nussle (R-IA), Tom Osborne (R-NE), C. L. Otter (R-ID), Mike Pence (R-IN), Richard Pombo (R-CA), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Chocola.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-2 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.