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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.

H.R. 275Introduced Jan 7, 2009Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Kendrick Meek D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 7, 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

171 cosponsors — 104 Republicans, 67 Democrats

104 of 171 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Steve Austria (R-OH), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Boccieri (D-OH), John Boozman (R-AR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Christopher Carney (D-PA), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 141 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kendrick Meek.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-17 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.