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.

Data Set Sorted By rural desc, vote1092425 in Descending Order

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John Boozman
Y
AR
3
R
RSC
RURAL
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
Don Young
Y
AK
A-L
R
RURAL
Mary Bono
Y
CA
45
R
RURAL
Leonard L. Boswell
Y
IA
3
D
BD
RURAL
Randy Neugebauer
Y
TX
19
R
RURAL
Cliff Stearns
Y
FL
6
R
RSC
RURAL
Collin C. Peterson
Y
MN
7
D
BD
RURAL
Bill Shuster
Y
PA
9
R
RURAL
John S. Tanner
Y
TN
8
D
BD
RURAL
Mark Green
Y
WI
8
R
RSC
RURAL
Jim Ryun
Y
KS
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Sam Graves
Y
MO
6
R
RURAL
Ed Case
Y
HI
2
D
BD
ND
RURAL
Charles F. Bass
Y
NH
2
R
RURAL
Rick Boucher
Y
VA
9
D
RURAL
David L. Hobson
Y
OH
7
R
RURAL
Jim Gibbons
Y
NV
2
R
RURAL
Jim Matheson
Y
UT
2
D
BD
RURAL
Harold Rogers
Y
KY
5
R
RURAL
Thomas M. Reynolds
Y
NY
26
R
RSC
RURAL
Robert B. Aderholt
Y
AL
4
R
RSC
RURAL
Michael K. Simpson
Y
ID
2
R
RURAL
Joe Wilson
Y
SC
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Doc Hastings
Y
WA
4
R
RURAL
Wally Herger
Y
CA
2
R
RSC
RURAL
Gil Gutknecht
Y
MN
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Bob Goodlatte
Y
VA
6
R
RSC
RURAL
Barbara Cubin
Y
WY
A-L
R
RSC
RURAL
Mike Ross
Y
AR
4
D
BD
RURAL
Phil English
Y
PA
3
R
RURAL
Ron Lewis
Y
KY
2
R
RURAL
Roger F. Wicker
Y
MS
1
R
RURAL
John M. McHugh
Y
NY
23
R
RURAL
Tom Latham
Y
IA
4
R
RURAL
Frank D. Lucas
Y
OK
3
R
RURAL
Marion Berry
Y
AR
1
D
BD
RURAL
Henry Cuellar
Y
TX
28
D
H
RURAL
Roy Blunt
Y
MO
7
R
RURAL
John E. Sweeney
Y
NY
20
R
RURAL
Robert W. Ney
Y
OH
18
R
RURAL
Chet Edwards
Y
TX
17
D
RURAL
Edolphus Towns
Y
NY
10
D
B
RURAL
Ben Chandler
Y
KY
6
D
BD
ND
RURAL
Dennis R. Rehberg
Y
MT
A-L
R
RSC
RURAL
Thomas E. Petri
Y
WI
6
R
RURAL
Greg Walden
Y
OR
2
R
RURAL
Tom Osborne
Y
NE
3
R
RURAL
Ray LaHood
Y
IL
18
R
RURAL
Mike McIntyre
Y
NC
7
D
BD
ND
RURAL
Paul E. Gillmor
Y
OH
5
R
RURAL
Ralph M. Hall
Y
TX
4
R
RURAL
Rick Renzi
Y
AZ
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Zach Wamp
Y
TN
3
R
RURAL
Terry Everett
Y
AL
2
R
RURAL
Jim Kolbe
Y
AZ
8
R
RURAL
Timothy V. Johnson
Y
IL
15
R
RURAL
Jim McCrery
Y
LA
4
R
RURAL
Shelley Moore Capito
Y
WV
2
R
RURAL
Jo Ann Emerson
Y
MO
8
R
RURAL
James A. Leach
Y
IA
2
R
RURAL
Frank A. LoBiondo
Y
NJ
2
R
RURAL
Mark E. Souder
Y
IN
3
R
RSC
RURAL
Mark R. Kennedy
Y
MN
6
R
RURAL
Charles H. Taylor
Y
NC
11
R
RSC
RURAL
J. D. Hayworth
Y
AZ
5
R
RSC
RURAL
Bobby Jindal
Y
LA
1
R
RURAL
Jerry Moran
Y
KS
1
R
RSC
RURAL
Wayne T. Gilchrest
Y
MD
1
R
RURAL
Allen Boyd
Y
FL
2
D
BD
RURAL
John Shimkus
Y
IL
19
R
RURAL
Robin Hayes
Y
NC
8
R
RSC
RURAL
Ted Strickland
Y
OH
6
D
RURAL
John E. Peterson
Y
PA
5
R
RURAL
Charles W. ``Chip'' Pickering
Y
MS
3
R
RURAL
Lincoln Davis
Y
TN
4
D
BD
RURAL
C. L. ``Butch'' Otter
Y
ID
1
R
RURAL
Richard W. Pombo
Y
CA
11
R
RSC
RURAL
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
Nick J. Rahall II
Y
WV
3
D
RURAL
Brian Baird
P
WA
3
D
ND
RURAL
Lane Evans
NV
IL
17
D
P
RURAL
Richard H. Baker
NV
LA
6
R
RURAL
Walter B. Jones
NV
NC
3
R
RSC
RURAL
Sherwood Boehlert
NV
NY
24
R
RURAL
Nathan Deal
NV
GA
10
R
RURAL
Maurice D. Hinchey
N
NY
22
D
P
RURAL
Steny H. Hoyer
N
MD
5
D
RURAL
BERNARD SANDERS
N
VT
A-L
I
P
RURAL
Bob Etheridge
N
NC
2
D
ND
RURAL
Peter A. DeFazio
N
OR
4
D
P
RURAL
John M. Spratt Jr.
N
SC
5
D
RURAL
Peter J. Visclosky
N
IN
1
D
RURAL
Joe Barton
N
TX
6
R
RSC
RURAL
Gene Taylor
N
MS
4
D
BD
RURAL
Thomas H. Allen
N
ME
1
D
RURAL
Mac Thornberry
N
TX
13
R
RSC
RURAL
Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
N
GA
2
D
B
BD
RURAL
Danny K. Davis
N
IL
7
D
B
P
RURAL
James L. Oberstar
N
MN
8
D
RURAL
Darlene Hooley
N
OR
5
D
ND
RURAL
James E. Clyburn
N
SC
6
D
B
RURAL
Ed Pastor
N
AZ
4
D
H
P
RURAL
Lois Capps
N
CA
23
D
ND
RURAL
Ike Skelton
N
MO
4
D
RURAL
William D. Delahunt
N
MA
10
D
RURAL
Ron Paul
N
TX
14
R
RURAL
Eric Cantor
N
VA
7
R
RSC
RURAL
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
Juanita Millender-McDonald
N
CA
37
D
B
ND
RURAL
Earl Pomeroy
N
ND
A-L
D
BD
RURAL
Paul E. Kanjorski
N
PA
11
D
RURAL
Vic Snyder
N
AR
2
D
RURAL
Albert Russell Wynn
N
MD
4
D
B
RURAL
Marcy Kaptur
N
OH
9
D
P
RURAL
Kevin Brady
N
TX
8
R
RURAL
Jerry F. Costello
N
IL
12
D
RURAL
Bart Stupak
N
MI
1
D
RURAL
Jeb Bradley
N
NH
1
R
RURAL
John W. Olver
N
MA
1
D
RURAL
Mike Thompson
N
CA
1
D
BD
RURAL
Henry J. Hyde
Y
IL
6
R
Paul Ryan
Y
WI
1
R
RSC
Jim Saxton
Y
NJ
3
R
Dan Boren
Y
OK
2
D
BD
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
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
Duncan Hunter
Y
CA
52
R
RSC
Peter Hoekstra
Y
MI
2
R
Katherine Harris
Y
FL
13
R
Sue W. Kelly
Y
NY
19
R
Gary G. Miller
Y
CA
42
R
RSC
Joseph R. Pitts
Y
PA
16
R
RSC
Sue Wilkins Myrick
Y
NC
9
R
RSC
John B. Shadegg
Y
AZ
3
R
RSC
Mark Steven Kirk
Y
IL
10
R
Joe Knollenberg
Y
MI
9
R
Jim Gerlach
Y
PA
6
R
William M. Thomas
Y
CA
22
R
F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.
Y
WI
5
R
Darrell E. Issa
Y
CA
49
R
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
John Barrow
Y
GA
12
D
BD
Lee Terry
Y
NE
2
R
RSC
Steven C. LaTourette
Y
OH
14
R
Michael N. Castle
Y
DE
A-L
R
Sam Johnson
Y
TX
3
R
RSC
Fred Upton
Y
MI
6
R
Stevan Pearce
Y
NM
2
R
John R. Carter
Y
TX
31
R
RSC
George Radanovich
Y
CA
19
R
RSC
John J. Duncan Jr.
Y
TN
2
R
Jo Bonner
Y
AL
1
R
Dana Rohrabacher
Y
CA
46
R
Roscoe G. Bartlett
Y
MD
6
R
RSC
Christopher H. Smith
Y
NJ
4
R
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
Charlie Melancon
Y
LA
3
D
BD
Steve Chabot
Y
OH
1
R
RSC
Harold E. Ford Jr.
Y
TN
9
D
B
BD
ND
Alan B. Mollohan
Y
WV
1
D
Vernon J. Ehlers
Y
MI
3
R
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Y
NJ
11
R
Dennis Moore
Y
KS
3
D
BD
ND
David G. Reichert
Y
WA
8
R
Jim Nussle
Y
IA
1
R
Ander Crenshaw
Y
FL
4
R
Chris Chocola
Y
IN
2
R
RSC
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
Bart Gordon
Y
TN
6
D
Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.
Y
AL
5
D
BD
Brian Bilbray
Y
CA
50
R
Bobby L. Rush
Y
IL
1
D
B
P
Michael E. Sodrel
Y
IN
9
R
Cathy McMorris
Y
WA
5
R
Edward R. Royce
Y
CA
40
R
Deborah Pryce
Y
OH
15
R
Daniel E. Lungren
Y
CA
3
R
Jeff Miller
Y
FL
1
R
RSC
John Kline
Y
MN
2
R
RSC
Jim Marshall
Y
GA
3
D
Charles W. Boustany Jr.
Y
LA
7
R
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
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
Christopher Shays
Y
CT
4
R
J. Randy Forbes
Y
VA
4
R
RSC
Mario Diaz-Balart
Y
FL
25
R
H
RSC
Tom Price
Y
GA
6
R
Jean Schmidt
Y
OH
2
R
Dave Camp
Y
MI
4
R
RSC
Dave Weldon
Y
FL
15
R
RSC
Stephanie Herseth
Y
SD
A-L
D
BD
ND
Ken Calvert
Y
CA
44
R
John Sullivan
Y
OK
1
R
RSC
Ginny Brown-Waite
Y
FL
5
R
Tim Murphy
Y
PA
18
R
RSC
Tom Davis
Y
VA
11
R
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
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
Bob Inglis
Y
SC
4
R
Jerry Lewis
Y
CA
41
R
RSC
Neil Abercrombie
Y
HI
1
D
P
Ralph Regula
Y
OH
16
R
John T. Doolittle
Y
CA
4
R
RSC
Jim Ramstad
Y
MN
3
R
Charles W. Dent
Y
PA
15
R
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
Rob Bishop
Y
UT
1
R
Devin Nunes
Y
CA
21
R
Geoff Davis
Y
KY
4
R
James T. Walsh
Y
NY
25
R
Mike Rogers
Y
AL
3
R
John Campbell
Y
CA
48
R
RSC
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
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
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
Howard Coble
NV
NC
6
R
Michael G. Oxley
NV
OH
4
R
John T. Salazar
NV
CO
3
D
H
BD
Joe Baca
NV
CA
43
D
H
BD
Fortney Pete Stark
NV
CA
13
D
P
Anne M. Northup
NV
KY
3
R
RSC
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
Dennis A. Cardoza
N
CA
18
D
BD
Nancy Pelosi
N
CA
8
D
P
Nydia M. Velázquez
N
NY
12
D
H
P
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
Steve Israel
N
NY
2
D
BD
ND
Alcee L. Hastings
N
FL
23
D
B
Artur Davis
N
AL
7
D
B
ND
Daniel Lipinski
N
IL
3
D
Solomon P. Ortiz
N
TX
27
D
H
Michael M. Honda
N
CA
15
D
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
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
Thomas G. Tancredo
N
CO
6
R
RSC
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
N
FL
20
D
Jim Cooper
N
TN
5
D
BD
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
Gregory W. Meeks
N
NY
6
D
B
ND
Allyson Y. Schwartz
N
PA
13
D
ND
Adam B. Schiff
N
CA
29
D
BD
ND
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
Patrick J. Kennedy
N
RI
1
D
Jay Inslee
N
WA
1
D
ND
Jane Harman
N
CA
36
D
BD
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
Zoe Lofgren
N
CA
16
D
Connie Mack
N
FL
14
R
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
Tim Holden
N
PA
17
D
BD
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
Brian Higgins
N
NY
27
D
ND
Michael H. Michaud
N
ME
2
D
BD
Bill Pascrell Jr.
N
NJ
8
D
Lloyd Doggett
N
TX
25
D
Jim Davis
N
FL
11
D
ND
Eliot L. Engel
N
NY
17
D
ND
J. Gresham Barrett
N
SC
3
R
RSC
David Scott
N
GA
13
D
B
BD
ND
Joseph Crowley
N
NY
7
D
ND
Michael F. Doyle
N
PA
14
D
Henry A. Waxman
N
CA
30
D
P
Jim Costa
N
CA
20
D
BD
Loretta Sanchez
N
CA
47
D
H
BD
ND
Elijah E. Cummings
N
MD
7
D
B
Scott Garrett
N
NJ
5
R
RSC
Ellen O. Tauscher
N
CA
10
D
BD
ND
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
Edward J. Markey
N
MA
7
D
John Conyers Jr.
N
MI
14
D
B
P
Carolyn McCarthy
N
NY
4
D
ND
Brad Sherman
N
CA
27
D
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
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
John B. Larson
N
CT
1
D
ND
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
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
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
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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