A bill to provide for a refund of 1976 individual income taxes and other payments, to reduce individual and business income taxes, and to provide tax simplification and reform.

H.R. 3477 in the 95th Congress (1977–1978) became law — introduced on Feb 16, 1977, sponsored by Albert Ullman. Congress held 33 roll call votes on it.

During the 95th Congress (1977–1978), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Status: Became law
Introduced: Feb 16, 1977
Policy area: Economy
Public law: Public Law 95-30

Sponsor

Albert Ullman (D-OR)

Where it stands

IntroducedFeb 16, 1977
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawMay 23, 1977

Every roll call vote on this bill

To agree to the committee amendment to H.R. 3477 that would phase out the 1976 tax rebate for persons…House · Mar 8, 1977
To agree to the committee amendment to H.R. 3477 that increases the standard deduction for single persons…House · Mar 8, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by increasing the new jobs tax credit to 40% of the first $4,200 in wages paid to new…House · Mar 8, 1977
To recommit H.R. 3477 to the committee on ways and means with instructions to report it back with a…House · Mar 8, 1977
To pass H.R. 3477.House · Mar 8, 1977
To recommit H.R. 3477, proposed tax reduction and simplification act, to the committee on finance with…Senate · Apr 21, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by making the proposed employment tax credit available only for new employees that have…Senate · Apr 21, 1977
To agree to division 1 of an amendment to H.R. 3477 that would increase the new jobs tax credit for each new…Senate · Apr 21, 1977
To agree to division 2 of an amendment to H.R. 3477 that would increase the limit on the new jobs tax credit…Senate · Apr 21, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by allowing that taxpayers 65 years or older have the option to make claims for 1976 by…Senate · Apr 26, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by providing for a permanent tax rate reduction to 14% for all taxable income brackets…Senate · Apr 27, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by providing for a 10% cut in tax rates for all income brackets.Senate · Apr 27, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 with a provision for restoring tax deductions for expenses incurred in the attendance of…Senate · Apr 27, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by allowing that the present 10% investment tax credit be one-third refundable to certain…Senate · Apr 27, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by deleting the section that provides for a temporary increase to 12% of the investment…Senate · Apr 27, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by inserting a tax credit of $250 for those taxpayers maintaining an elderly dependent of…Senate · Apr 27, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by delaying until tax year 1978 the effective date of changes in the tax reform act for…Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by providing that those states which have had a 1976 unemployment rate of 7.5% and whose…Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by omitting federal, state, or local aid to a child in a household from the calculations…Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by eliminating the tax increases retroactive to january 1, 1976.Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To table the hansen amendment to H.R. 3477, an amendment allowing a maximum tax credit of $225 for expenses…Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by raising the standard deduction for single persons from $2,200 to $2,400.Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by allowing that those persons and firms who have invested in pollution control equipment…Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by automatically indexing tax rates, personal exemptions, and standard deductions…Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by no longer classifying first-class air travel as a legitimate business expense tax…Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To table the bentsen amendment to H.R. 3477. The bentsen amendment modifies the methods for including…Senate · Apr 28, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by allowing accelerated depreciation for investments in high unemployent areas.Senate · Apr 29, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by arranging that the deductions for certain intangible oil drilling expenses of…Senate · Apr 29, 1977
To table the allen amendment to H.R. 3477. The allen amendment postpones for one year the effective date of…Senate · Apr 29, 1977
To amend H.R. 3477 by extending for six quarters until september 30, 1978 the anti-recession assistance…Senate · Apr 29, 1977
To pass H.R. 3477.Senate · Apr 29, 1977
To agree to the conference report on H.R. 3477, tax reduction and simplification act of 1977.House · May 16, 1977
To recede and concur in the Senate amendment #85 to H.R. 3477. The Senate amendment extends the program of…House · May 16, 1977

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