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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures.

H.R. 1552Introduced Mar 17, 2009Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Kratovil D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 17, 2009 — 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

103 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 64 Democrats

39 of 103 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

John Adler (D-NJ), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Dan Boren (D-OK), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Anh Cao (R-LA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Michael Castle (R-DE), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Travis Childers (D-MS), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Kathleen Dahlkemper (D-PA), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Charles Dent (R-PA), Steve Driehaus (D-OH), John Duncan (R-TN), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) and 73 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Kratovil.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-1 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.