Skip to main content
HR 4134 105th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit year 2000 computer conversion costs to be expensed by small businesses under section 179 and to provide a $20,000 increase in the limitation under…

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit year 2000 computer conversion costs to be expensed by small businesses under section 179 and to provide a … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit year 2000 computer conversion costs to be expensed by small businesses under section 179 and to provide a $20,000 increase in the limitation under section 179 for such costs.

Introduced: July 14, 1998 See on congress.gov
Taxation Business income taxCommerceComputer softwareComputers
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
CostsDepreciation and amortizationIncome taxScience, Technology, CommunicationsSmall businessTax deductionsYear 2000 computer problem
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 24, 1998
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action June 24, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit Year 2000 computer problem conversion costs to be expensed; and (2) increase, for 1998 and 1999, the limitation for such costs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
SANDLIN, MAX
· Sep 10, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 14, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 14, 1998
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4134: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit year 2000 computer conversion costs to be expensed by small businesses under section 179 and to provide a $20,000 increase in the limitation under section 179 for such costs.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4134/
MLA
"H.R. 4134: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit year 2000 computer conversion costs to be expensed by small businesses under section 179 and to provide a $20,000 increase in the limitation under section 179 for such costs.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4134/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4134, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4134/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4134: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit year 2000 computer conversion costs to be expensed by small businesses under section 179 and to provide a $20,000 increase in the limitation under section 179 for such costs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4134/)
Report a problem