H.R. 3957Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

1 recorded action126 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Vern Buchanan [R-FL-16]
Cosponsors: 33 · 21 Republicans · 12 Democrats
Policy area: Taxation
Committee: Ways and Means Committee
Latest action: Sep 22, 2016 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedNov 5, 2015
Passed the HouseSep 21, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 16, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a full deduction in the current taxable year of the cost of replanting lost or damaged citrus plants. The taxpayer must own an equity interest of at least 50% in such replanted plants and may deduct costs paid or incurred through 2025.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3957 as passed House amended on Sep 21, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 528

House Sep 21, 2016

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

Passed · Two-thirds required

400 Yea 20 Nay 11 not voting

Crossed both parties 20 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Democrats, 15 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members431 members

Democratic186 members

Republican245 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors33 · 21 Republicans · 12 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3957 and vote against it. 12 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 3957Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 528

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors33 · 21 Republicans · 12 Democrats

H.R. 3957Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 528

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors33 · 21 Republicans · 12 Democrats

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Who lobbied on H.R. 39572 organizations