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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit taxpayers to elect to pay tax shown on return in installments.

H.R. 1782Introduced Apr 11, 1989Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Lightfoot R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 11, 1989 — Referred to the 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

21 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 21 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Helen Bentley (R-MD), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Ron Packard (R-CA), John Rhodes (R-AZ), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV), James Walsh (R-NY), Vin Weber (R-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st 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.