Allan Byron Swift on Taxes

DemocratWA

Taxes77 votes · 51.5/100 consistent

Raise revenueCut taxes

125 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 77 of them counted toward the score above: 42 toward “Raise revenue” and 35 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 48 did not count: 48 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 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
1980-03-24	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5043, AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE FOR THE TAX TREATMENT OF BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY, AND SIMILAR PROCEEDINGS. (MOTION PASSED; 2/3'S REQUIRED)H.R. 5043 · 96th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1980-03-19	TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5741, MORTGAGE SUBSIDY BONDS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 5741 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1980-03-19	TO AGREE TO H. RES. 517, THE RULE PERMITTING FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5741, PROVIDING THAT THE INTEREST ON MORTGAGE SUBSIDY BONDS WILL NOT BE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX AND EXEMPTING INTEREST ON CERTAIN SAVINGS FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX. (MOTION PASSED)H.Res. 517 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1980-03-12	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3919. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Yea	Raise revenue
1980-03-12	TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3919 TO THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE HOUSE CONFEREES AGREE TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE WINDFALL PROFIT TAX FOR THE FIRST 1,000 BARRELS OF OIL PRODUCED A DAY BY AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCER. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1980-02-27	TO TABLE HOWARD MOTION TO INSTRUCT HOUSE CONFEREES ON THE CONFERENCE ON H.R. 3919, WINDFALL PROFIT TAX ON DOMESTIC CRUDE OIL, NOT TO ACCEPT ANY SENATE AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ANY CREDIT, EXEMPTION, OR OTHER TAX TREATMENT RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, OR USE OF GASOHOL WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A DIMINUTION OF THE AMOUNT OF TAXES APPROPRIATED TO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1980-02-20	TO INSTRUCT HOUSE CONFEREES IN THE CONFERENCE ON H.R. 3919, IMPOSING A WINDFALL PROFITS TAX ON DOMESTIC CRUDE OIL, TO AGREE TO THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN PARTS 1, 2, AND 4 OF THE TITLE II OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1980-02-20	TO TABLE D'AMOURS MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 3919. (SEE RC 60) (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1980-02-05	TO AGREE TO H. RES. 544, THE RULE PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5507, AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT STATES REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PAYABLE FOR ANY WEEK BY THE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (MOTION PASSED)H.Res. 544 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-12-18	TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES TO ACCEPT SENATE LANGUAGE IN H.R. 3919, CRUDE OIL WINDFALL PROFIT TAX, THAT WOULD REPEAL THE ESTATE TAX CARRYOVER BASIS PROVISIONS OF THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1979. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1979-10-09	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5224, CONTINUING THE EXISTING PROHIBITION ON THE ISSUANCE OF FRINGE BENEFIT REGULATIONS THROUGH 1980. (MOTION PASSED:2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 5224 · 96th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1979-09-19	TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO H. CON. RES. 186, THE SECOND BUDGET RESOLUTION. THE LATTA AMENDMENT REDUCES TOTAL BUDGET AUTHORITY FROM $632.6 BILLION TO $594.8 BILLION;PROVIDES FOR A $20 BILLION TAX CUT AND A DEFICIT OF $19.9 BILLION. (MOTION FAILED)H.Con.Res. 186 · 96th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1979-07-13	TO AMEND H.R. 4393, THE TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS, BY PROHIBITING USE OF TREASURY APPROPRIATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION OF ANY UNDERPAYMENT OF ANY TAX IMPOSED BY THE IRS UNLESS THE CONDUCT OF IRS EMPLOYEES COMPLIES WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 4392 · 96th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1979-06-28	TO RECOMMIT H.R. 3919 WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK FORTHWITH CONTAINING AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED FOR A PLOWBACK ENERGY INVESTMENT CREDIT. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1979-06-28	TO AMEND H.R. 3919 BY INCREASING THE QUANTITY OF LOWER TIER OIL THAT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE WINDFALL PROFITS TAX BY DECREASING THE QUANTITY OF LOWER TIER OIL THAT WOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM TIER ONE EACH MONTH FROM 1.50 TO 1.25 PERCENT. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Yea	Raise revenue
1979-06-28	TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R. 3919 THAT REDUCES THE TAX RATE FROM 70% TO 60%, TAXES THE REVENUE FROM MARGINAL WELLS UNDER THE TIER TWO RATE RETURN RATHER THAN THE TIER ONE RATE ENDS THE TAX ON UPPER TIER OIL AT THE END OF 1990, AND ENDS THE TAX ON NEWLY DISCOVERED OIL AT THE END OF 1990. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1979-06-28	TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3919 THAT PROVIDE FOR A 70% TAX RATE OF ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUE YIELD ABOVE $16 A BARREL TO ENHANCE THE INCENTIVE FOR NEWLY DISCOVERED OIL ABOVE THE PRESIDENT'S ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3919 · 96th Congress	Yea	Raise revenue
1979-05-10	TO AMEND H. CON. RES. 107 BY PROVIDING FOR ADJUSTMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATES FOR INFLATION IN FISCAL 1979 AND A TEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN TAX RATES IN 1980. (MOTION FAILED)H.Con.Res. 107 · 96th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1979-05-09	TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE LATTA SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 107. THE LATTA SUBSTITUTE SETS 1980 BUDGET AUTHORITY AT $593.8 BILLION, OUTLAYS AT $523.4 BILLION, WITH A DEFICIT OF $15.2 BILLION. THE BURTON AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR A BALANCED BUDGET BY REDUCING BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS BY THE AMOUNT OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS IN THE DEFENSE BUDGET AND DOE OVERHEAD COSTS AND URANIUM ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, AND INCREASING REVENUES BY $3 BILLION BY RECOMMENDING THE REPEAL OF THE FOREIGN TAX CREDIT FOR OIL COMPANIES. (MOTION FAILED)H.Con.Res. 107 · 96th Congress	Nay	Cut taxes
1979-05-08	TO AGREE TO AN AMENDED AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 107 THAT INCREASES REVENUES AND DECREASES THE DEFICIT BY $1.2 BILLION THROUGH REVISION OF THE FOREIGN TAX CREDIT FOR OIL COMPANIES. (MOTION PASSED)H.Con.Res. 107 · 96th Congress	Yea	Raise revenue
1979-04-25	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2283, A BILL EXTENDING THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNCIL ON WAGE AND PRICE STABILITY ACT. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2283 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-03-27	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 3091, A BILL TO EXTEND FOR ONE YEAR THE PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO THE BUSINESS EXPENSES OF STATE LEGISLATORS. (MOTION PASSED; 2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 3091 · 96th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1979-03-21	TO PASS H.R. 2283, A BILL AMENDING THE COUNCIL ON WAGE AND PRICE STABILITY ACT AND EXTENDING THE COUNCIL'S AUTHORITY TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1981. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2283 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1979-03-20	TO AMEND H.R. 2283, A BILL TO EXTEND THE WAGE AND PRICE COUNCIL, BY EXTENDING THE COUNCIL FOR ONE YEAR RATHER THAN THE PROPOSED TWO YEARS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2283 · 96th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1979-03-20	TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2283, A BILL EXTENDING THE WAGE AND PRICE COUNCIL. THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR REGIONAL HEARINGS AND ENLISTS THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN MONITORING THE COUNCIL'S PROGRAMS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2283 · 96th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable

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