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

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

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