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To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services for the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be entitled to certain tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.

Public Law 104-117 · H.R. 2778 · 104th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Mar 20, 1996 · Taxation

Sponsor: Rep. Jim Bunning (R-KY-4)

Cosponsors (122): Rep. Tom DeLay,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 416 yea, 0 nay416–0
  • SenateVoice vote
Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Includes service performed by U.S. military personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, or Macedonia as service performed in a "qualified hazardous duty area" for which such personnel will be entitled to the following tax benefits provided to military personnel performing service in an area designated by the President as a combat zone, for such period as a member of the armed forces is entitled to special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger in such country: (1) the special rule for determining surviving spouse status where the deceased spouse was in missing status as a result of service in a combat zone; (2) the exclusions from income for combat pay; (3) forgiveness of income taxes of members of the armed forces dying in the combat zone or by reason of combat-zone incurred wounds; (4) the reduction in estate taxes for members of the armed forces dying in the combat zone or by reason of combat-zone incurred wounds; (5) the exemption from income tax withholding for military pay for any month in which an employee is entitled to the exclusion from income; (6) the exemption from the telephone excise tax for toll telephone service that originates in a combat zone; (7) the special rule permitting filing of a joint return where a spouse is in missing status as a result of service in a combat zone; and (8) the suspension of time provisions. Entitles an individual who performs services as part of Operation Joint Endeavor outside the United States while deployed away from his or her permanent duty station to the suspension of time provisions for such period.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) the exclusion of such pay from Federal withholding requirements to the extent that it is excludable from gross income; and (2) the exclusion from gross income of combat pay of commissioned officers in an amount that represents the highest rate of pay applicable during such period for enlisted personnel plus the amount of special pay earned.

Amends the Revenue Act of 1987 to extend through FY 2002 the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to collect user fees for the provision of written responses to certain tax questions.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 104th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 416 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

416 yea0 nay15 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(185)

  • Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
  • Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
  • Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
  • Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
  • Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
  • Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
  • Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
  • Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
  • Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
  • Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
  • Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
  • Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
  • Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
  • Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
  • Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
  • Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
  • Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
  • Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
  • Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
  • Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
  • Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
  • Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
  • Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
  • Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
  • Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
  • Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
  • Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
  • Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
  • Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
  • Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
  • Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
  • Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
  • Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
  • Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
  • Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
  • Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
  • Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
  • Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
  • Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
  • Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
  • Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
  • Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
  • Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
  • Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
  • Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
  • Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
  • Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
  • Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
  • Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
  • Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
  • Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
  • Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
  • Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
  • Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
  • Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
  • Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
  • Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
  • Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
  • Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4
  • Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
  • Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-11
  • Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
  • Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
  • Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
  • Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
  • Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
  • Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
  • Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
  • Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
  • Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
  • Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
  • Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
  • Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
  • Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
  • Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
  • Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
  • Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
  • Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
  • Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
  • Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
  • Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
  • Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
  • Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
  • Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
  • Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
  • Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
  • Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
  • Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
  • Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
  • Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
  • Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
  • Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
  • Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
  • Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
  • Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
  • Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
  • Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2
  • Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
  • Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
  • Rep. Michael WardD-KY-3
  • Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
  • Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
  • Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
  • Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
  • Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
  • Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
  • Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
  • Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
  • Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
  • Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
  • Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
  • Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
  • Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
  • Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
  • Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
  • Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9
  • Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
  • Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
  • Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
  • Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
  • Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
  • Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
  • Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
  • Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
  • Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
  • Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
  • Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
  • Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
  • Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
  • Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
  • Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
  • Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
  • Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
  • Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
  • Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD
  • Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
  • Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
  • Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
  • Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
  • Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
  • Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
  • Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
  • Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
  • Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
  • Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
  • Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
  • Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
  • Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
  • Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
  • Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
  • Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
  • Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
  • Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
  • Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
  • Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
  • Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
  • Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
  • Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
  • Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
  • Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
  • Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
  • Rep. Blanche LincolnD-AR-1
  • Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
  • Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
  • Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
  • Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
  • Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
  • Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
  • Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
  • Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
  • Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
  • Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
  • Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
  • Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
  • Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
  • Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
  • Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
  • Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
  • Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
  • Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4

Republicans who voted yea(231)

  • Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
  • Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
  • Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
  • Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
  • Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
  • Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
  • Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
  • Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
  • Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
  • Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
  • Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
  • Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
  • Rep. Jim BunnR-OR-5
  • Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
  • Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
  • Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
  • Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
  • Rep. William MartiniR-NJ-8
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
  • Rep. Jon FoxR-PA-13
  • Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
  • Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
  • Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
  • Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
  • Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
  • Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
  • Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
  • Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
  • Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
  • Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
  • Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
  • Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
  • Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
  • Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
  • Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
  • Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
  • Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
  • Rep. William ClingerR-PA-5
  • Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
  • Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
  • Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
  • Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
  • Rep. Michael FlanaganR-IL-5
  • Rep. Dan FrisaR-NY-4
  • Rep. James LongleyR-ME-1
  • Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
  • Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
  • Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
  • Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
  • Rep. Don YoungR-AK
  • Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
  • Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
  • Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
  • Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
  • Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
  • Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
  • Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
  • Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
  • Rep. Fred HeinemanR-NC-4
  • Rep. John EnsignR-NV-1
  • Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
  • Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
  • Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
  • Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
  • Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
  • Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
  • Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
  • Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
  • Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
  • Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
  • Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
  • Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
  • Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
  • Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
  • Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
  • Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
  • Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
  • Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
  • Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
  • Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
  • Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
  • Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
  • Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5
  • Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
  • Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
  • Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
  • Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
  • Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
  • Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
  • Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
  • Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
  • Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
  • Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
  • Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
  • Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9
  • Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
  • Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
  • Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
  • Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
  • Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
  • Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
  • Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
  • Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
  • Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
  • Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
  • Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
  • Rep. Sonny BonoR-CA-44
  • Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
  • Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
  • Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
  • Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
  • Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
  • Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
  • Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
  • Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
  • Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
  • Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
  • Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
  • Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
  • Rep. Frank CremeansR-OH-6
  • Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
  • Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
  • Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
  • Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
  • Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
  • Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
  • Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
  • Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
  • Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
  • Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
  • Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
  • Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
  • Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
  • Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
  • Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
  • Rep. Enid Greene WaldholtzR-UT-2
  • Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
  • Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
  • Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
  • Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
  • Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
  • Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
  • Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
  • Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
  • Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
  • Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
  • Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
  • Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
  • Rep. John LinderR-GA-4
  • Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
  • Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
  • Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
  • Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
  • Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
  • Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
  • Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
  • Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
  • Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
  • Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
  • Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
  • Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
  • Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
  • Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
  • Rep. Randy TateR-WA-9
  • Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
  • Rep. Dick ChryslerR-MI-8
  • Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
  • Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
  • Rep. Sam BrownbackR-KS-2
  • Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
  • Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
  • Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
  • Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
  • Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
  • Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
  • Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
  • Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
  • Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-46
  • Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
  • Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
  • Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
  • Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
  • Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
  • Rep. Andrea SeastrandR-CA-22
  • Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
  • Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
  • Rep. David FunderburkR-NC-2
  • Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
  • Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
  • Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
  • Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
  • Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
  • Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
  • Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
  • Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
  • Rep. Wayne AllardR-CO-4
  • Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
  • Rep. Jon ChristensenR-NE-2
  • Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
  • Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
  • Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
  • Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
  • Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
  • Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
  • Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
  • Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
  • Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
  • Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
  • Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
  • Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
  • Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
  • Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
  • Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
  • Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
  • Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
  • Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
  • Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
  • Rep. Mark NeumannR-WI-1
  • Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
  • Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
  • Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
  • Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
  • Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
  • Rep. Mel HancockR-MO-7
  • Rep. Wes CooleyR-OR-2
  • Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
  • Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
  • Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
  • Rep. Steve StockmanR-TX-9
Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 910 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

  1. Mar 20, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-117.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Mar 8, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Mar 6, 1996FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Mar 5, 1996FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll No. 44).House roll call 44
  8. FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bunning objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
  9. FloorFloor · Mr. Bunning moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Feb 29, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
  11. Feb 28, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
  12. Dec 14, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
  13. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.