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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes.

H.R. 16Introduced Jan 6, 2009Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Baird D-WA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 6, 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

56 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 23 Democrats

33 of 56 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), K. Conaway (R-TX), James Cooper (D-TN), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Norman Dicks (D-WA), John Duncan (R-TN), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Dean Heller (R-NV), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) and 26 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Baird.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-3 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.