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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2009
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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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.
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- H.R. 2188 (111th) Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2009
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- H.R. 4871 (111th) Spending Reduction Act of 2010
- H.R. 1934 (111th) American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act
- H.R. 3375 (111th) Stop White-collar Assistance to Terrorists Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.