Harold Samuel Sawyer on Taxes

RepublicanMI

Taxes73 votes · 65/100 consistent

Raise revenueCut taxes

127 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 73 of them counted toward the score above: 16 toward “Raise revenue” and 57 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 54 did not count: 48 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 6 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1978-06-01	TO AMEND H.R. 12050 BY EXTENDING THE TUITION TAX CREDIT TO COVER TUITION PAID TO PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-06-01	TO AGREE TO H. RES. 1178, THE RULE TO CONSIDER H.R. 12050, THE TUITION TAX CREDIT ACT OF 1978.H.Res. 1178 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-05-23	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 8535, THE BILL MODIFYING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 WITH RESPECT TO ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD CARE TAX CREDITS.H.R. 8535 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-05-23	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 3050, THE BILL MODIFYING THE INTERNAL REVENUE ACT OF 1954 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR RETURNS OF UNSOLD MAGAZINES, PAPERBACKS AND RECORDS.H.R. 3050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-05-15	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 4030, THE BILL AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 SO THAT THE HAUSS-HELMS FOUNDATION OF WAPAKONETA, OHIO MAY CONTINUE TO HOLD 51% OF THE STOCK OF A LOCAL PUBLIC UTILITY WITHOUT INCURRING A TAX ON EXCESS BUSINESS HOLDINGS.H.R. 4030 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-05-15	TO ORDER A SECOND ON THE WAGGONNER MOTION TO SUSPEND THE THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 4030. H.R. 4030 AMENDS THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 SO AS TO ALLOW THE HAUSS-HELMS FOUNDATION OF WAPAKONETA, OHIO TO CONTINUE TO HOLD 51% OF THE STOCK OF A LOCAL PUBLIC UTILITY WITHOUT BEING TAXED FOR EXCESS BUSINESS HOLDINGS.H.R. 4030 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-03-14	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 810, THE BILL AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 SO THAT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS MAY REIMBURSE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF THEIR FOREIGN TRAVEL EXPENSES.H.R. 810 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-03-14	TO ORDER A SECOND ON THE ULLMAN MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 2028, THE BILL AMENDING THE ALCOHOL TAX PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 AND AUTHORIZING HOME PRODUCTION OF BEER AND WINE.H.R. 2028 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-03-14	TO ORDER A SECOND ON THE ULLMAN MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 810, THE BILL AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 SO THAT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS MAY REIMBURSE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF THEIR FOREIGN TRAVEL EXPENSES.H.R. 810 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-01-24	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 8811, THE BILL AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 SO AS TO ALLOW ANY JUDGE OR FORMER JUDGE OF THE TAX COURT TO REVOKE HIS OR HER ELECTION TO THE TAX COURT RETIREMENT PAY SYSTEM.H.R. 8811 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-10-25	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 9251, THE BILL PROHIBITING RULINGS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ON THE TAXATION OF JOB COMMUTING EXPENSES UNTIL JULY 1, 1978.H.R. 9251 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1977-10-17	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 6715, THE BILL TO CORRECT CERTAIN CLERICAL AND TECHNICAL ERRORS FOUND IN THE 1976 TAX REFORM ACT.H.R. 6715 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-09-27	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 213, THE BILL AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT AUDITS OF THE OFFICES OF THE IRS, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, AND THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS.S. 213 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-09-08	TO AMEND H. CON. RES. 341 BY INCREASING THE DEFICIT BY $175 MILLION SO AS TO FUND A TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR FULL-TIME COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.H.Con.Res. 341 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1977-06-07	TO AMEND H.R. 10 BY STRIKING THOSE PROVISIONS THAT EXEMPTED FBI, IRS, CIA, AND OTHER SUCH AGENTS FROM THE RULES ON RESTRICTED PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL NON-PARTISAN ELECTIONS.H.R. 10 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1977-06-06	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 6893, A BILL STATING THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF STATE INCOME TAX LAWS, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SHALL ALWAYS BE TREATED AS RESIDENTS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THEY WERE ELECTED.H.R. 6893 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1977-05-16	TO RECEDE AND CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT #85 TO H.R. 3477. THE SENATE AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE PROGRAM OF COUNTERCYCLICAL AID THROUGH FISCAL 1978.H.R. 3477 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-05-16	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3477, TAX REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1977.H.R. 3477 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1977-05-05	TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H. CON. RES. 214. THE CONABLE AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE FOR REDUCED OUTLAYS, A REDUCED DEFICIT, INCREASED FUNDING FOR DEFENSE, AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD PERSONAL TAX DEDUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF THE BUSINESS TAX CREDIT.H.Con.Res. 214 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1977-05-02	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 4007, A BILL REVISING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 SO THAT THE DISTRICT THAT A STATE LEGISLATOR REPRESENTS WILL BE DESIGNATED HIS HOME. H.R. 4007 IS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE FIGURING OF TRAVEL EXPENSE DEDUCTIONS FOR STATE LEGISLATORS.H.R. 4007 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1977-04-18	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 3340, AS AMENDED. H.R. 3340 AMENDS THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 SO AS TO ALLOW BUSINESS TAX CREDITS FOR BUSINESSES OR RESIDENCES THAT OFFER DAY CARE SERVICES.H.R. 3340 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1977-04-04	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 1828, A BILL PROVIDING THAT THE CHANGES MADE BY THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1976, IN PARTICULAR THE EXCLUSION FOR SICK PAY FOR ALL BUT TOTALLY DISABLED AND RETIRED TAXPAYERS, BE APPLICABLE AS OF JAN. 1, 1977.H.R. 1828 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1977-03-08	TO PASS H.R. 3477.H.R. 3477 · 95th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1977-03-08	TO RECOMMIT H.R. 3477 TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK WITH A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD REDUCE THE LOWER BRACKET TAX RATES FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD RATHER THAN PROVIDE FOR $50 TAX REBATES.H.R. 3477 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-08	TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY INCREASING THE NEW JOBS TAX CREDIT TO 40% OF THE FIRST $4,200 IN WAGES PAID TO NEW EMPLOYEES, AND BY GIVING AN ADDITIONAL 10% TAX CREDIT TO EMPLOYERS FOR HIRING OF THE HANDICAPPED.H.R. 3477 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1977-03-08	TO AGREE TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3477 THAT INCREASES THE STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR SINGLE PERSONS FROM $2,200 TO $2,400.H.R. 3477 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1977-03-08	TO AGREE TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3477 THAT WOULD PHASE OUT THE 1976 TAX REBATE FOR PERSONS ANNUALLY EARNING $25,000+ AND WOULD GRANT $50 PAYMENTS TO RECIPIENTS OF BLACK LUNG BENEFITS, AID FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN, AND VETERANS COMPENSATION.H.R. 3477 · 95th Congress	Nay	Cut taxes

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Raise revenue / Cut taxes axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.