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Congressional Ratings and Awards
Vote Explanation, House, 106th Congress,
2nd Session
1.
Marriage Penalty.
(Roll Call #15, 10 Feb.)
The House passed a bill substantially eliminating the tax penalty
for being married.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers
2.
Fiscal 2001 Budget.
(Roll Call #75, 23 Mar.)
The House adopted spending and revenue targets for the next 5
years, including up to $200 billion in tax cuts and reservation of Social
Security surpluses.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
3
& 4.
Tax Limitation Amendment. (Roll
Call # 119, 12 April) The House failed to get the two-thirds vote needed
for a constitutional amendment requiring a supermajority of Congress
to raise taxes.
For ATR, this vote is important enough to double weight.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
5.
Tax Code Termination.
(Roll Call #127, 13 April)
The House voted to abolish the current tax code, except for Social
Security and Medicare, by Dec. 31, 2004.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
6.
African Trade.
(Roll Call #145, 4 May)
The House passed a bill extending tariff benefits to the Caribbean,
Central America and sub-Saharan Africa.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
7.
Interstate Tax Cartel.
(Roll Call #157, 10 May)
The House passed a resolution calling on the states to harmonize
their treatment of Internet taxes.
Such a system would make it impossible for one state to adopt
a tax rate lower than another.
NO was a vote FOR taxpayers.
8.
Internet Tax Moratorium.
(Roll Call #158, 10 May)
The House insisted on a 5-year extension of the moratorium on
state and local Internet taxes, defeating an effort to cut the moratorium
to two years.
NO was a vote FOR taxpayers.
9.
Two Year Budget.
(Roll Call #186, 16 May)
The House failed to pass an amendment moving to a two-year budget,
which would allow Congress to better manage its oversight and authorizing
functions.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
10.
China Trade.
(Roll Call #228, 24 May)
The House voted to establish permanent normal trade relations
with China.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
11.
Telephone Tax Repeal.
(Roll Call #229, 25 May)
The House voted to take up (and eventually passed) a bill repealing
the 1898 "temporary" tax on telephone service. YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
12.
Death Tax Repeal.
(Roll Call #254, 9 June)
The House passed a bill phasing out entirely the tax on estates
by 2010.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
13.
Tobacco Lawsuit.
(Roll Call #293, 19 June)
The House voted to keep a prohibition on using medical funding
for a government lawsuit against tobacco companies.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
14.
Debt Reduction/New Spending.
(Roll Call # 312, 22 June)
The House defeated an amendment that would have reserved all
spending cuts for debt reduction unless the House voted explicitly to
divert them to other uses.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
15
& 16. Corporate Welfare.
(Roll Calls #376, 10 July and #383, 11 July)
The House rejected two amendments that would have banned the
use of tax money to promote the exports of large corporations and subsidize
wool and mohair producers.
The two votes together are given the weight of a single vote.
YES votes were votes FOR taxpayers.
17.
Marriage Penalty.
(Roll Call 392, 12 July)
The House gave final approval of the bill reducing the tax penalty
for being married.
The tax savings amount to $182 billion over 10 years.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
18.
Social Security Benefits Tax Repeal.
(Roll Call #449, 27 July)
The House defeated an effort to limit the repeal of the Clinton-Gore
tax on Social Security benefits based on income class.
NO was a vote FOR taxpayers.
19.
Social Security Benefits Tax Repeal.
(Roll Call #450, 27 July)
The House passed a bill repealing the Clinton-Gore tax on Social
Security benefits.
This was not a total repeal of taxes on Social Security benefits,
but a YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
20
& 21.
The Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
ATR counts double the willingness of Members of Congress to sign
a formal pledge that they will oppose any effort to raise taxes.
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