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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential real property or residential rental property.

H.R. 2198Introduced Apr 30, 2009Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Melissa Bean D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 30, 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

8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat

7 of 8 cosponsors (88%) are from the other party.

Judy Biggert (R-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Fleming (R-LA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Mark Souder (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melissa Bean.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-8 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.