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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit taxpayers to elect to pay tax shown on return in installments and to authorize the Secretary to enter into installment agreements.

H.R. 4534Introduced May 4, 1988Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Lightfoot R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 4, 1988 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Helen Bentley (R-MD), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), David Obey (D-WI), Ron Packard (R-CA), John Rhodes (R-AZ), Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV), Vin Weber (R-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Lightfoot.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.