Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006

109th Congress, 2nd Session

July 29, 2006

Another attempt to substantially reduce the estate tax was passed by the House on July 29, 2006, but a cloture vote later failed in the Senate. This bill was unusual in that the Republican leadership included an increase in the minimum wage along with substantial reduction of the estate tax. Most Democrats opposed the bill even with the inclusion of a provision they would support. Fewer Congressional Black Caucus members voted for this measure than had supported straight estate tax elimination of the estate tax in the past. The four CBC members who voted Aye are Bobby Rush (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Harold Ford (D-TN) and Edolphus Towns (D-NY). Details are seen in the table below, which can be sorted by clicking on Sort at the head of columns.

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Leonard L. Boswell
Y
IA
3
D
BD
RURAL
Dan Boren
Y
OK
2
D
BD
Collin C. Peterson
Y
MN
7
D
BD
RURAL
John S. Tanner
Y
TN
8
D
BD
RURAL
Ed Case
Y
HI
2
D
BD
ND
RURAL
Jim Matheson
Y
UT
2
D
BD
RURAL
John Barrow
Y
GA
12
D
BD
Mike Ross
Y
AR
4
D
BD
RURAL
Charlie Melancon
Y
LA
3
D
BD
Harold E. Ford Jr.
Y
TN
9
D
B
BD
ND
Marion Berry
Y
AR
1
D
BD
RURAL
Dennis Moore
Y
KS
3
D
BD
ND
Ben Chandler
Y
KY
6
D
BD
ND
RURAL
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.
Y
AL
5
D
BD
Mike McIntyre
Y
NC
7
D
BD
ND
RURAL
Stephanie Herseth
Y
SD
A-L
D
BD
ND
Allen Boyd
Y
FL
2
D
BD
RURAL
Lincoln Davis
Y
TN
4
D
BD
RURAL
John T. Salazar
NV
CO
3
D
H
BD
Joe Baca
NV
CA
43
D
H
BD
Dennis A. Cardoza
N
CA
18
D
BD
Steve Israel
N
NY
2
D
BD
ND
Gene Taylor
N
MS
4
D
BD
RURAL
Jim Cooper
N
TN
5
D
BD
Adam B. Schiff
N
CA
29
D
BD
ND
Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
N
GA
2
D
B
BD
RURAL
Jane Harman
N
CA
36
D
BD
ND
Tim Holden
N
PA
17
D
BD
Michael H. Michaud
N
ME
2
D
BD
David Scott
N
GA
13
D
B
BD
ND
Jim Costa
N
CA
20
D
BD
Loretta Sanchez
N
CA
47
D
H
BD
ND
Ellen O. Tauscher
N
CA
10
D
BD
ND
Earl Pomeroy
N
ND
A-L
D
BD
RURAL
Mike Thompson
N
CA
1
D
BD
RURAL
John Boozman
Y
AR
3
R
RSC
RURAL
Henry J. Hyde
Y
IL
6
R
Heather Wilson
Y
NM
1
R
RURAL
Mark Foley
Y
FL
16
R
RURAL
Ed Whitfield
Y
KY
1
R
RURAL
Kenny C. Hulshof
Y
MO
9
R
RURAL
William L. Jenkins
Y
TN
1
R
RURAL
Paul Ryan
Y
WI
1
R
RSC
Don Young
Y
AK
A-L
R
RURAL
Mary Bono
Y
CA
45
R
RURAL
Jim Saxton
Y
NJ
3
R
Randy Neugebauer
Y
TX
19
R
RURAL
Cliff Stearns
Y
FL
6
R
RSC
RURAL
Todd Russell Platts
Y
PA
19
R
Lynn A. Westmoreland
Y
GA
8
R
Rob Simmons
Y
CT
2
R
Judy Biggert
Y
IL
13
R
Bill Shuster
Y
PA
9
R
RURAL
Thelma D. Drake
Y
VA
2
R
RSC
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
Y
CA
25
R
William J. Jefferson
Y
LA
2
D
B
John R. ``Randy'' Kuhl Jr.
Y
NY
29
R
Mark Green
Y
WI
8
R
RSC
RURAL
Duncan Hunter
Y
CA
52
R
RSC
Peter Hoekstra
Y
MI
2
R
Katherine Harris
Y
FL
13
R
Jim Ryun
Y
KS
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Sam Graves
Y
MO
6
R
RURAL
Sue W. Kelly
Y
NY
19
R
Gary G. Miller
Y
CA
42
R
RSC
Charles F. Bass
Y
NH
2
R
RURAL
Joseph R. Pitts
Y
PA
16
R
RSC
Rick Boucher
Y
VA
9
D
RURAL
Sue Wilkins Myrick
Y
NC
9
R
RSC
David L. Hobson
Y
OH
7
R
RURAL
John B. Shadegg
Y
AZ
3
R
RSC
Mark Steven Kirk
Y
IL
10
R
Joe Knollenberg
Y
MI
9
R
Jim Gibbons
Y
NV
2
R
RURAL
Jim Gerlach
Y
PA
6
R
William M. Thomas
Y
CA
22
R
Harold Rogers
Y
KY
5
R
RURAL
Thomas M. Reynolds
Y
NY
26
R
RSC
RURAL
F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.
Y
WI
5
R
Robert B. Aderholt
Y
AL
4
R
RSC
RURAL
Darrell E. Issa
Y
CA
49
R
Michael K. Simpson
Y
ID
2
R
RURAL
Mike Ferguson
Y
NJ
7
R
David Wu
Y
OR
1
D
ND
Kenny Marchant
Y
TX
24
R
C. W. Bill Young
Y
FL
10
R
Joe Wilson
Y
SC
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Doc Hastings
Y
WA
4
R
RURAL
Lee Terry
Y
NE
2
R
RSC
Steven C. LaTourette
Y
OH
14
R
Wally Herger
Y
CA
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Michael N. Castle
Y
DE
A-L
R
Gil Gutknecht
Y
MN
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Bob Goodlatte
Y
VA
6
R
RSC
RURAL
Sam Johnson
Y
TX
3
R
RSC
Barbara Cubin
Y
WY
A-L
R
RSC
RURAL
Fred Upton
Y
MI
6
R
Stevan Pearce
Y
NM
2
R
Phil English
Y
PA
3
R
RURAL
John R. Carter
Y
TX
31
R
RSC
George Radanovich
Y
CA
19
R
RSC
Ron Lewis
Y
KY
2
R
RURAL
Roger F. Wicker
Y
MS
1
R
RURAL
John M. McHugh
Y
NY
23
R
RURAL
John J. Duncan Jr.
Y
TN
2
R
Jo Bonner
Y
AL
1
R
Dana Rohrabacher
Y
CA
46
R
Tom Latham
Y
IA
4
R
RURAL
Roscoe G. Bartlett
Y
MD
6
R
RSC
Christopher H. Smith
Y
NJ
4
R
Frank D. Lucas
Y
OK
3
R
RURAL
John L. Mica
Y
FL
7
R
Dan Burton
Y
IN
5
R
RSC
Vito Fossella
Y
NY
13
R
Charlie Norwood
Y
GA
9
R
RSC
Michael T. McCaul
Y
TX
10
R
J. Dennis Hastert
Y
IL
14
R
Peter T. King
Y
NY
3
R
Don Sherwood
Y
PA
10
R
David Dreier
Y
CA
26
R
Steve Chabot
Y
OH
1
R
RSC
Alan B. Mollohan
Y
WV
1
D
Vernon J. Ehlers
Y
MI
3
R
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Y
NJ
11
R
Henry Cuellar
Y
TX
28
D
H
RURAL
Roy Blunt
Y
MO
7
R
RURAL
John E. Sweeney
Y
NY
20
R
RURAL
David G. Reichert
Y
WA
8
R
Jim Nussle
Y
IA
1
R
Robert W. Ney
Y
OH
18
R
RURAL
Chet Edwards
Y
TX
17
D
RURAL
Ander Crenshaw
Y
FL
4
R
Chris Chocola
Y
IN
2
R
RSC
Edolphus Towns
Y
NY
10
D
B
RURAL
Frank R. Wolf
Y
VA
10
R
John A. Boehner
Y
OH
8
R
Bob Beauprez
Y
CO
7
R
RSC
Jerry Weller
Y
IL
11
R
Candice S. Miller
Y
MI
10
R
Jon C. Porter
Y
NV
3
R
Curt Weldon
Y
PA
7
R
Chris Cannon
Y
UT
3
R
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Y
FL
21
R
H
Dennis R. Rehberg
Y
MT
A-L
R
RSC
RURAL
Bart Gordon
Y
TN
6
D
Thomas E. Petri
Y
WI
6
R
RURAL
Brian Bilbray
Y
CA
50
R
Bobby L. Rush
Y
IL
1
D
B
P
Greg Walden
Y
OR
2
R
RURAL
Michael E. Sodrel
Y
IN
9
R
Cathy McMorris
Y
WA
5
R
Edward R. Royce
Y
CA
40
R
Tom Osborne
Y
NE
3
R
RURAL
Deborah Pryce
Y
OH
15
R
Daniel E. Lungren
Y
CA
3
R
Jeff Miller
Y
FL
1
R
RSC
Ray LaHood
Y
IL
18
R
RURAL
John Kline
Y
MN
2
R
RSC
Jim Marshall
Y
GA
3
D
Charles W. Boustany Jr.
Y
LA
7
R
Paul E. Gillmor
Y
OH
5
R
RURAL
Ralph M. Hall
Y
TX
4
R
RURAL
Rick Renzi
Y
AZ
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Marilyn N. Musgrave
Y
CO
4
R
RSC
Melissa L. Bean
Y
IL
8
D
John J. H. ``Joe'' Schwarz
Y
MI
7
R
Melissa A. Hart
Y
PA
4
R
Pete Sessions
Y
TX
32
R
RSC
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Y
FL
18
R
H
Zach Wamp
Y
TN
3
R
RURAL
Terry Everett
Y
AL
2
R
RURAL
Tom Cole
Y
OK
4
R
RSC
Lamar S. Smith
Y
TX
21
R
Ric Keller
Y
FL
8
R
Patrick J. Tiberi
Y
OH
12
R
RSC
K. Michael Conaway
Y
TX
11
R
Jim Kolbe
Y
AZ
8
R
RURAL
Christopher Shays
Y
CT
4
R
Timothy V. Johnson
Y
IL
15
R
RURAL
J. Randy Forbes
Y
VA
4
R
RSC
Mario Diaz-Balart
Y
FL
25
R
H
RSC
Jim McCrery
Y
LA
4
R
RURAL
Tom Price
Y
GA
6
R
Jean Schmidt
Y
OH
2
R
Shelley Moore Capito
Y
WV
2
R
RURAL
Dave Camp
Y
MI
4
R
RSC
Dave Weldon
Y
FL
15
R
RSC
Jo Ann Emerson
Y
MO
8
R
RURAL
Ken Calvert
Y
CA
44
R
James A. Leach
Y
IA
2
R
RURAL
Frank A. LoBiondo
Y
NJ
2
R
RURAL
John Sullivan
Y
OK
1
R
RSC
Ginny Brown-Waite
Y
FL
5
R
Mark E. Souder
Y
IN
3
R
RSC
RURAL
Mark R. Kennedy
Y
MN
6
R
RURAL
Tim Murphy
Y
PA
18
R
RSC
Tom Davis
Y
VA
11
R
Charles H. Taylor
Y
NC
11
R
RSC
RURAL
J. D. Hayworth
Y
AZ
5
R
RSC
RURAL
Thaddeus G. McCotter
Y
MI
11
R
Michael G. Fitzpatrick
Y
PA
8
R
Elton Gallegly
Y
CA
24
R
E. Clay Shaw Jr.
Y
FL
22
R
Bobby Jindal
Y
LA
1
R
RURAL
Marsha Blackburn
Y
TN
7
R
RSC
Spencer Bachus
Y
AL
6
R
RSC
Michael C. Burgess
Y
TX
26
R
RSC
Adam H. Putnam
Y
FL
12
R
Jerry Moran
Y
KS
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Bob Inglis
Y
SC
4
R
Jerry Lewis
Y
CA
41
R
RSC
Neil Abercrombie
Y
HI
1
D
P
Wayne T. Gilchrest
Y
MD
1
R
RURAL
Ralph Regula
Y
OH
16
R
John T. Doolittle
Y
CA
4
R
RSC
John Shimkus
Y
IL
19
R
RURAL
Jim Ramstad
Y
MN
3
R
Charles W. Dent
Y
PA
15
R
Robin Hayes
Y
NC
8
R
RSC
RURAL
Ted Strickland
Y
OH
6
D
RURAL
Trent Franks
Y
AZ
2
R
RSC
Joel Hefley
Y
CO
5
R
Mike Rogers
Y
MI
8
R
Shelley Berkley
Y
NV
1
D
ND
John E. Peterson
Y
PA
5
R
RURAL
Rob Bishop
Y
UT
1
R
Devin Nunes
Y
CA
21
R
Geoff Davis
Y
KY
4
R
Charles W. ``Chip'' Pickering
Y
MS
3
R
RURAL
James T. Walsh
Y
NY
25
R
Mike Rogers
Y
AL
3
R
John Campbell
Y
CA
48
R
RSC
C. L. ``Butch'' Otter
Y
ID
1
R
RURAL
Richard W. Pombo
Y
CA
11
R
RSC
RURAL
W. Todd Akin
Y
MO
2
R
RSC
Henry E. Brown Jr.
Y
SC
1
R
RSC
Phil Gingrey
Y
GA
11
R
RSC
Jeff Fortenberry
Y
NE
1
R
Sherrod Brown
Y
OH
13
D
P
Nancy L. Johnson
Y
CT
5
R
RURAL
Donald A. Manzullo
Y
IL
16
R
RURAL
Virgil H. Goode Jr.
Y
VA
5
R
RSC
RURAL
Rodney Alexander
Y
LA
5
R
Virginia Foxx
Y
NC
5
R
Michael R. Turner
Y
OH
3
R
Ted Poe
Y
TX
2
R
Nick J. Rahall II
Y
WV
3
D
RURAL
Brian Baird
P
WA
3
D
ND
RURAL
Steve Buyer
NV
IN
4
R
Martin T. Meehan
NV
MA
5
D
Donald M. Payne
NV
NJ
10
D
B
John Lewis
NV
GA
5
D
B
P
Lane Evans
NV
IL
17
D
P
RURAL
Richard H. Baker
NV
LA
6
R
RURAL
Howard Coble
NV
NC
6
R
Michael G. Oxley
NV
OH
4
R
Walter B. Jones
NV
NC
3
R
RSC
RURAL
Fortney Pete Stark
NV
CA
13
D
P
Anne M. Northup
NV
KY
3
R
RSC
Sherwood Boehlert
NV
NY
24
R
RURAL
Nathan Deal
NV
GA
10
R
RURAL
Louie Gohmert
NV
TX
1
R
John Linder
NV
GA
7
R
Jo Ann Davis
NV
VA
1
R
RSC
Cynthia McKinney
NV
GA
4
D
B
Ernest J. Istook Jr.
NV
OK
5
R
RSC
Michael Bilirakis
NV
FL
9
R
Kay Granger
NV
TX
12
R
Mark Udall
N
CO
2
D
Dale E. Kildee
N
MI
5
D
Chaka Fattah
N
PA
2
D
B
P
Eddie Bernice Johnson
N
TX
30
D
B
Maurice D. Hinchey
N
NY
22
D
P
RURAL
Steny H. Hoyer
N
MD
5
D
RURAL
Nancy Pelosi
N
CA
8
D
P
Nydia M. Velázquez
N
NY
12
D
H
P
BERNARD SANDERS
N
VT
A-L
I
P
RURAL
Maxine Waters
N
CA
35
D
B
P
Melvin L. Watt
N
NC
12
D
B
P
Dennis J. Kucinich
N
OH
10
D
P
Al Green
N
TX
9
D
B
Jeff Flake
N
AZ
6
R
RSC
Sander M. Levin
N
MI
12
D
Alcee L. Hastings
N
FL
23
D
B
Bob Etheridge
N
NC
2
D
ND
RURAL
Artur Davis
N
AL
7
D
B
ND
Daniel Lipinski
N
IL
3
D
Peter A. DeFazio
N
OR
4
D
P
RURAL
Solomon P. Ortiz
N
TX
27
D
H
Michael M. Honda
N
CA
15
D
John M. Spratt Jr.
N
SC
5
D
RURAL
Jim McDermott
N
WA
7
D
P
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
N
MD
2
D
Tim Ryan
N
OH
17
D
Silvestre Reyes
N
TX
16
D
H
Doris Matsui
N
CA
5
D
Corrine Brown
N
FL
3
D
B
P
Peter J. Visclosky
N
IN
1
D
RURAL
Betty McCollum
N
MN
4
D
Anthony D. Weiner
N
NY
9
D
Hilda L. Solis
N
CA
32
D
H
P
Richard E. Neal
N
MA
2
D
Joe Barton
N
TX
6
R
RSC
RURAL
Thomas G. Tancredo
N
CO
6
R
RSC
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
N
FL
20
D
Thomas H. Allen
N
ME
1
D
RURAL
Tom Lantos
N
CA
12
D
P
John N. Hostettler
N
IN
8
R
RSC
Russ Carnahan
N
MO
3
D
ND
José E. Serrano
N
NY
16
D
H
P
Linda T. Sánchez
N
CA
39
D
H
Stephen F. Lynch
N
MA
9
D
Mac Thornberry
N
TX
13
R
RSC
RURAL
Gregory W. Meeks
N
NY
6
D
B
ND
Allyson Y. Schwartz
N
PA
13
D
ND
Danny K. Davis
N
IL
7
D
B
P
RURAL
Kendrick B. Meek
N
FL
17
D
B
Tammy Baldwin
N
WI
2
D
P
Charles A. Gonzalez
N
TX
20
D
H
Barbara Lee
N
CA
9
D
B
P
James L. Oberstar
N
MN
8
D
RURAL
Patrick J. Kennedy
N
RI
1
D
Jay Inslee
N
WA
1
D
ND
John F. Tierney
N
MA
6
D
P
Brad Miller
N
NC
13
D
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
N
OH
11
D
B
P
Raúl M. Grijalva
N
AZ
7
D
H
P
Rosa L. DeLauro
N
CT
3
D
P
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick
N
MI
13
D
B
Robert C. Scott
N
VA
3
D
B
Tom Feeney
N
FL
24
R
RSC
Susan A. Davis
N
CA
53
D
Luis V. Gutierrez
N
IL
4
D
H
P
Darlene Hooley
N
OR
5
D
ND
RURAL
Zoe Lofgren
N
CA
16
D
Connie Mack
N
FL
14
R
James E. Clyburn
N
SC
6
D
B
RURAL
Benjamin L. Cardin
N
MD
3
D
Robert E. Andrews
N
NJ
1
D
Lynn C. Woolsey
N
CA
6
D
P
Martin Olav Sabo
N
MN
5
D
Diane E. Watson
N
CA
33
D
B
P
David E. Price
N
NC
4
D
ND
James P. McGovern
N
MA
3
D
P
Patrick T. McHenry
N
NC
10
R
John Abney Culberson
N
TX
7
R
RSC
Ed Pastor
N
AZ
4
D
H
P
RURAL
Lois Capps
N
CA
23
D
ND
RURAL
Brian Higgins
N
NY
27
D
ND
Bill Pascrell Jr.
N
NJ
8
D
Lloyd Doggett
N
TX
25
D
Jim Davis
N
FL
11
D
ND
Ike Skelton
N
MO
4
D
RURAL
Eliot L. Engel
N
NY
17
D
ND
J. Gresham Barrett
N
SC
3
R
RSC
William D. Delahunt
N
MA
10
D
RURAL
Ron Paul
N
TX
14
R
RURAL
Joseph Crowley
N
NY
7
D
ND
Michael F. Doyle
N
PA
14
D
Eric Cantor
N
VA
7
R
RSC
RURAL
Henry A. Waxman
N
CA
30
D
P
Tom Udall
N
NM
3
D
P
ND
RURAL
Bennie G. Thompson
N
MS
2
D
B
P
RURAL
Ron Kind
N
WI
3
D
ND
RURAL
Steve King
N
IA
5
R
RSC
RURAL
Elijah E. Cummings
N
MD
7
D
B
Scott Garrett
N
NJ
5
R
RSC
Mike Pence
N
IN
6
R
RSC
Wm. Lacy Clay
N
MO
1
D
B
P
Carolyn B. Maloney
N
NY
14
D
James R. Langevin
N
RI
2
D
Rick Larsen
N
WA
2
D
ND
Juanita Millender-McDonald
N
CA
37
D
B
ND
RURAL
Edward J. Markey
N
MA
7
D
John Conyers Jr.
N
MI
14
D
B
P
Carolyn McCarthy
N
NY
4
D
ND
Paul E. Kanjorski
N
PA
11
D
RURAL
Brad Sherman
N
CA
27
D
Vic Snyder
N
AR
2
D
RURAL
Diana DeGette
N
CO
1
D
Rahm Emanuel
N
IL
5
D
ND
Rush D. Holt
N
NJ
12
D
ND
Robert A. Brady
N
PA
1
D
Gene Green
N
TX
29
D
Sam Farr
N
CA
17
D
P
Todd Tiahrt
N
KS
4
R
RSC
Michael R. McNulty
N
NY
21
D
Adam Smith
N
WA
9
D
ND
Albert Russell Wynn
N
MD
4
D
B
RURAL
Sheila Jackson-Lee
N
TX
18
D
B
P
George Miller
N
CA
7
D
P
Major R. Owens
N
NY
11
D
B
P
Lucille Roybal-Allard
N
CA
34
D
H
Barney Frank
N
MA
4
D
P
Marcy Kaptur
N
OH
9
D
P
RURAL
Kevin Brady
N
TX
8
R
RURAL
John B. Larson
N
CT
1
D
ND
Jerry F. Costello
N
IL
12
D
RURAL
Timothy H. Bishop
N
NY
1
D
G. K. Butterfield
N
NC
1
D
B
Louise McIntosh Slaughter
N
NY
28
D
David R. Obey
N
WI
7
D
Bob Filner
N
CA
51
D
P
Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
N
IL
2
D
B
P
Bart Stupak
N
MI
1
D
RURAL
Steven R. Rothman
N
NJ
9
D
Earl Blumenauer
N
OR
3
D
Anna G. Eshoo
N
CA
14
D
Emanuel Cleaver
N
MO
5
D
B
P
Nita M. Lowey
N
NY
18
D
Norman D. Dicks
N
WA
6
D
Jeb Bradley
N
NH
1
R
RURAL
Rubén Hinojosa
N
TX
15
D
H
Jerrold Nadler
N
NY
8
D
P
James P. Moran
N
VA
8
D
ND
Xavier Becerra
N
CA
31
D
P
John W. Olver
N
MA
1
D
RURAL
Jeb Hensarling
N
TX
5
R
RSC
Janice D. Schakowsky
N
IL
9
D
P
Robert Wexler
N
FL
19
D
Gwen Moore
N
WI
4
D
B
Chris Van Hollen
N
MD
8
D
Frank Pallone Jr.
N
NJ
6
D
Henry Bonilla
N
TX
23
R
H
Julia Carson
N
IN
7
D
B
P
Charles B. Rangel
N
NY
15
D
B
Grace F. Napolitano
N
CA
38
D
H
Michael E. Capuano
N
MA
8
D
P
John D. Dingell
N
MI
15
D
Gary L. Ackerman
N
NY
5
D
John P. Murtha
N
PA
12
D
Howard L. Berman
N
CA
28
D
Jack Kingston
N
GA
1
R

Source: Clerk of the House, Web pages of the caucuses, file sent by staff for Blue Dogs.

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