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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the expensing of environmental remediation costs.

H.R. 877Introduced Feb 17, 2005Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Weller R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 17, 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

18 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 18 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Barney Frank (D-MA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), John McHugh (R-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Gary Miller (R-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Ron Paul (R-TX), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Rob Simmons (R-CT), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Michael Turner (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Weller.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-11 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.