A bill to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil.

H.R. 3919 in the 96th Congress (1979–1980) became law — introduced on May 3, 1979, sponsored by Albert Ullman. Congress held 58 roll call votes on it.

During the 96th Congress (1979–1980), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Status: Became law
Introduced: May 3, 1979
Policy area: Energy
Public law: Public Law 96-223

Sponsor

Albert Ullman (D-OR)

Where it stands

IntroducedMay 3, 1979
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawApr 2, 1980

Every roll call vote on this bill

To agree to committee amendments to H.R. 3919 that provide for a 70% tax rate of any additional revenue…House · Jun 28, 1979
To agree to a substitute for H.R. 3919 that reduces the tax rate from 70% to 60%, taxes the revenue from…House · Jun 28, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by increasing the quantity of lower tier oil that will be subject to the windfall profits…House · Jun 28, 1979
To recommit H.R. 3919 with instructions to report it back forthwith containing an amendment that would have…House · Jun 28, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919, windfall profits, by reducing from 60% to 50% the amount of tax imposed on the windfall…Senate · Nov 16, 1979
To agree to a substitute for the long amendment to H.R. 3919 that repeals the carry over basis of the…Senate · Nov 19, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919, by reducing the tax on tier i oil to 60%. (motion failed) see note(s) 22Senate · Nov 19, 1979
To table bumpers amendment to H.R. 3919, substituting the house-passed version and providing that half of…Senate · Nov 26, 1979
To table boren amendment to H.R. 3919 that provides an exemption from the tax for all stripper oil. (motion…Senate · Nov 26, 1979
(continued) to agree to a substitute for the boren amendment to H.R. 3919 that exempts independent producers…Senate · Nov 27, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by providing an exemption from the tax for all stripper oil. (motion passed) see note(s) 22Senate · Nov 27, 1979
To table mcgovern amendment to H.R. 3919 that reserved $10 billion for improvements in the nation's freight…Senate · Nov 27, 1979
To table mcgovern amendment to H.R. 3919 that reserved $1 billion for improvements in the nation's freight…Senate · Nov 27, 1979
To agree to division i of magnuson amendment to H.R. 3919, deleting provisions providing for the refund of…Senate · Nov 27, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by providing incentives to U.S. Oil producers for international exploration. (motion…Senate · Nov 27, 1979
To table bradley amendment to H.R. 3919 raising the tax rate on tier 2 oil to 80%. (motion failed)Senate · Nov 28, 1979
(continued) to amend H.R. 3919, windfall profits, by raising the tax rate on tier 2 oil to 75%. (motion…Senate · Dec 4, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by striking the provisions phasing out the windfall profit tax. (motion failed) see…Senate · Dec 4, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919, by increasing the phaseout of the windfall profit tax to the level of $210 billion. See…Senate · Dec 4, 1979
To table leahy amendment to H.R. 3919, that except in the case of heavy oil, provides that percentage…Senate · Dec 5, 1979
To table roth motion to waive provisions of titles 3 and 4 of budget act with respect to roth amendment to…Senate · Dec 5, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by providing cost-of-living adjustments in the individual income tax rates and in the…Senate · Dec 6, 1979
To table mathias motion to reconsider armstrong amendment to H.R. 3919 (see RC 457). (motion passed) see…Senate · Dec 6, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by adding a new title establishing a mandatory conservation program to reduce consumption…Senate · Dec 6, 1979
To table bellmon amendment to H.R. 3919 that provided a credit against the tax based upon increased…Senate · Dec 6, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by reinstating the nonbusiness deduction for state and local taxes on gasoline and other…Senate · Dec 6, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by providing a tax credit to homebuilders for the construction of residences…Senate · Dec 7, 1979
To table the motion to reconsider helms amendment to H.R. 3919 (see RC 461). (motion passed)Senate · Dec 7, 1979
To agree to a substitute for division i of armstrong amendment to H.R. 3919, requiring the President to give…Senate · Dec 7, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by reclassifying cook inlet, alaska, oil as tier 2 oil. (motion passed) see note(s) 22Senate · Dec 10, 1979
To agree to a substitute for title i of H.R. 3919 that levies a 90% tax on the income of the petroleum…Senate · Dec 10, 1979
To table roth motion to waive provisions of titles 3 and 4 of budget act with respect to roth amendment to…Senate · Dec 10, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by creating development and production incentives by allowing a tax credit for windfall…Senate · Dec 10, 1979
To table deconcini amendment to H.R. 3919 that authorizes the IRS to disclose any tax information requested…Senate · Dec 11, 1979
To table ribicoff amendment to H.R. 3919, providing a graduated tax on certain oils. (motion failed) see…Senate · Dec 12, 1979
To invoke cloture on H.R. 3919. (motion failed;3/5 required see note(s) 22Senate · Dec 12, 1979
To invoke cloture on H.R. 3919. (motion failed; 3/5 require see note(s) 22Senate · Dec 13, 1979
To invoke cloture on H.R. 3919. (motion failed;3/5 required see note(s) 22Senate · Dec 14, 1979
To amend ribicoff amendment to H.R. 3919 by reducing the amount of taxes that oil producers will have to…Senate · Dec 14, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by providing a graduated tax on certain oil. (motion passed) see note(s) 22Senate · Dec 14, 1979
To table danforth amendment to H.R. 3919 that eliminates the (continued) exemption for state or local…Senate · Dec 15, 1979
To table percy amendment to H.R. 3919 (see RC 488).Senate · Dec 15, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 by providing a 20% energy investment credit for certain coal-fueled boilers and related…Senate · Dec 15, 1979
To amend H.R. 3919 relative to the production of alcohol and its potential as a substitute fuel or the…Senate · Dec 17, 1979
To invoke cloture on H.R. 3919. (motion passed;3/5 required) see note(s) 22Senate · Dec 17, 1979
To table bentsen substitute amendment to H.R. 3919 (see RC 493). (motion failed) (continued) see note(s) 22Senate · Dec 17, 1979
To agree to a substitute for bentsen amendment to H.R. 3919, exempting a portion of interest income from…Senate · Dec 17, 1979
To sustain the ruling of the chair that the tower amendment to H.R. 3919, providing for the granting of…Senate · Dec 17, 1979
To sustain the ruling of the chair that the bumpers amendment to H.R. 3919, providing a tax credit for…Senate · Dec 17, 1979
To pass H.R. 3919. (motion passed) see note(s) 22Senate · Dec 17, 1979
To instruct conferees to accept Senate language in H.R. 3919, crude oil windfall profit tax, that would…House · Dec 18, 1979
To table d'amours motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3919. (see RC 60) (motion failed)House · Feb 20, 1980
To instruct house conferees in the conference on H.R. 3919, imposing a windfall profits tax on domestic…House · Feb 20, 1980
To table howard motion to instruct house conferees on the conference on H.R. 3919, windfall profit tax on…House · Feb 27, 1980
To recommit the conference report on H.R. 3919 to the committee of conference with instructions that the…House · Mar 12, 1980
To agree to the conference report on H.R. 3919. (motion passed)House · Mar 12, 1980
To refer the conference report on H.R. 3919, windfall profits, to committee on finance with instructions to…Senate · Mar 27, 1980
To agree to the conference report on H.R. 3919, to impose a windfall profits tax on domestic crude oil…Senate · Mar 27, 1980

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