The 1999 Senate AMT Hypocrisy Caucus
106th Congress
HR 2488
Roll no. 261
August 5, 1999
HR 2488 addressed the AMT as follows:
Subtitle C–Repeal of Alternative Minimum Tax on Individuals
SEC. 121. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON INDIVIDUALS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Subsection (a) of section 55 is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
`For purposes of this title, thetentative minimum tax on any taxpayer other than a corporation for any taxable
year beginning after December 31, 2007, shall be zero.\’.
The following 37 sitting members of the Senate voted against HR 2488 and the permanent repeal of
the AMT by December 31, 2007:
1. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
2. Kent Baucus (D-MT)
3. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
4. Joseph Biden (D-DE)
5. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
6. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
7. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)*
8. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
9. Ben Cardin (D-MD)*
10. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
11. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
12. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
13. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
14. Russ Feingold (D-WI)
15. Diane Feinstein (D-CA)
16. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
17. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
18. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
19. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
20. John Kerry (D-MA)
21. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
22. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
23. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
24. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
25. Carl Levin (D-MI)
26. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
27. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
28. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)*
29. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
30. Patty Murray (D-WA)
31. Jack Reed (D-RI)
32. Harry Reid (D-NV)
33. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
34. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)*
35. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
36. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)*
37. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
*Denotes a Senator who was a member of the House of Representatives during the 106th Congress.
The 1999 House AMT Hypocrisy Caucus
106th Congress
HR 2488
Roll no. 379
August 5, 1999
Link: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1999/roll379.xml
HR 2488 addressed the AMT as follows:
Subtitle C–Repeal of Alternative Minimum Tax on Individuals
SEC. 121. REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON INDIVIDUALS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Subsection (a) of section 55 is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
`For purposes of this title, thetentative minimum tax on any taxpayer other than a corporation for any taxable year
beginning after December 31, 2007, shall be zero.\’.
The following 141 sitting members of the House voted against HR 2488 and the permanent repeal
of the AMT by December 31, 2007:
1. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI 1)
2. Gary Ackerman (D-NY 5)
3. Tom Allen (D-ME 1)
4. Robert Andrews (D- NJ 1)
5. Brian Baird (D-WA 3)
6. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI 2)
7. Xavier Becerra (D-CA 31)
8. Shelly Berkley (D-NV 1)
9. Howard Berman (D-CA 28)
10. Marion Berry (D-AR 1)
11. Sanford Bishop (D-GA 2)
12. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR 3)
13. Rick Boucher (D-VA 9)
14. Allen Boyd (D-FL 2)
15. Bob Brady (D-PA 1)
16. Corrine Brown (D-FL 3)
17. Lois Capps (D-CA 23)
18. Michael Capuano (D-MA 8)
19. Julia Carson (D-IN 7)
20. Michael Castle (R-DE AT LARGE)
21. William Clay (D-MO 1)
22. James Clyburn (D-SC 6)
23. John Conyers (D-MI 14)
24. Jerry Costello (D-IL 12)
25. Bud Cramer (D-AL 5)
26. Joseph Crowley (D-NY 7)
27. Elijah Cummings (D-MD 7)
28. Danny Davis (D-IL 7)
29. Peter DeFazio (D-OR 4)
30. Diana DeGette (D-CO 1)
31. William Delahunt (D-MA 10)
32. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT 3)
33. Norman Dicks (D-WA 6)
34. John Dingell (D-MI 15)
35. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX 25)
36. Mike Doyle (D-PA 14)
37. Chet Edwards (D-TX 17)
38. Eliot Engel (D-NY 17)
39. Anna Eshoo (D-CA 14)
40. Bob Etheridge (D-NC 2)
41. Sam Farr (D-CA 17)
42. Chaka Fattah (D-PA 2)
43. Bob Filner (D-CA 51)
44. Barney Frank (D-MA 4)
45. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX 20)
46. Bart Gordon (D-TN 6)
47. Gene Green (D-TX 29)
48. Alcee Hastings (D-FL 23)
49. Baron Hill (D-IN 9)
50. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY 22)
51. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX 15)
52. Tim Holden (D-PA 17)
53. Rush Holt (D-NJ 12)
54. Darlene Hooley (D-OR 5)
55. Steny Hoyer (D-MD 5)
56. Jay Inslee (D- WA 1)
57. Jesse Jackson (D-IL 2)
58. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX 18)
59. William Jefferson (D-LA 2)
60. E.B. Johnson (D-TX 30)
61. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH 11)
62. Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA 11)
63. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH 9)
64. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI 1)
65. Dale Kildee (D-MI 5)
66. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI 13)
67. Ron Kind (D-WI 3)
68. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH 10)
69. Nick Lampson (D-TX 22)
70. John Larson (D-CT 1)
71. Barbara Lee (D-CA 9)
72. Sandy Levin (D-MI 12)
73. John Lewis (D-GA 5)
74. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL 3)
75. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA 16)
76. Nita Lowey (D-NY 18)
77. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY 14)
78. Ed Markey (D-MA 7)
79. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY 4)
80. James McGovern (D-MA 3)
81. Mike McIntyre (D-NC 7)
82. Michael McNulty (D-NY 21)
83. Martin Meehan (D-MA 5)
84. Gregory Meeks (D-NY 6)
85. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA 37)
86. George Miller (D-CA 7)
87. Dennis Moore (D-KS 3)
88. Jim Moran (D-VA 8)
89. John Murtha (D-PA 12)
90. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY 8)
91. Grace Napolitano (D-CA 38)
92. Richard Neal (D-MA 2)
93. James Oberstar (D-MN 8)
94. David Obey (D-WI 7)
95. John Olver (D-MA 1)
96. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX 27)
97. Frank Pallone (D-NJ 6)
98. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ 8)
99. Ed Pastor (D-AZ 2)
100. Donald Payne (D-NJ 10)
101. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA 8)
102. Collin Peterson (D-MN 7)
103. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND AT LARGE)
104. David Price (D-NC 4)
105. Nick Rahall (D-WV 3)
106. Charlie Rangel (D-NY 15)
107. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX 23)
108. Steven Rotham (D-NJ 9)
109. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA 34)
110. Bobby Rush (D-IL 1)
111. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA 47)
112. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL 9)
113. Bobby Scott (D-VA 3)
114. Jose Serrano (D-NY 16)
115. Brad Sherman (D-CA 27)
116. Ike Skelton (D-MO 4)
117. Louise Slaughter (D-NY 28)
118. Adam Smith (D-WA 9)
119. Vic Snyder (D-AR 2)
120. John Spratt (D-SC 5)
121. Pete Stark (D-CA 13)
122. Bart Stupak (D-MI 1)
123. John Tanner (D-TN 8)
124. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA 10)
125. Gene Taylor (D-MS 4)
126. Bennie Thompson (D-MS 2)
127. Mike Thompson (D-CA 1)
128. John Tierney (D-MA 6)
129. Edolphus Towns (D-NY 10)
130. Mark Udall (D-CO 2)
131. Tom Udall (D-NM 3)
132. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY 12)
133. Peter Visclosky (D-IN 1)
134. Maxine Waters (D-CA 35)
135. Melvin Watt (D-NC 12)
136. Henry Waxman (D-CA 30)
137. Anthony Weiner (D-NY 9)
138. Robert Wexler (D-FL 19)
139. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA 6)
140. David Wu (D-OR 1)
141. Albert Wynn (D-MD 4)