A bill to extend the exclusion from Federal unemployment tax of wages paid to certain alien farmworkers.
Public Law 99-595 · H.R. 5679 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 31, 1986 · Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski (D-IL-8)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Extends for five years, from 1988 to 1993, the exclusion from the Federal unemployment tax of wages paid to aliens admitted to the United States to perform agricultural labor.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Oct 31, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-595.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 23, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 18, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Finance Committee
- Oct 10, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Finance Committee
- Oct 9, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
- 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.