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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006

H.R. 5638Introduced Jun 19, 2006Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. William Thomas R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 26, 2006 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.

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

51 cosponsors — 50 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 51 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Campbell (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Thelma Drake (R-VA), David Dreier (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Mark Foley (R-FL), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Melissa Hart (R-PA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mark Kennedy (R-MN), John Kline (R-MN), John Kuhl (R-NY), Tom Latham (R-IA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), John Linder (R-GA) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thomas.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-22 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.