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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 4, 2005
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- Passed Senate—
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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.
- H.R. 3770 (109th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 205 West Washington Street in Knox, Indiana, as the "Grant W.…
- H.R. 6131 (109th) To permit certain expenditures from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
- H.R. 2177 (109th) HELPS Retirees Act of 2005
- H.R. 4625 (109th) Health Care Freedom of Choice Act
- H.R. 5129 (109th) Truth in Accounting Act of 2006
- H.Res. 903 (109th) Repealing rule XXVII of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.