Key Votes
HR 5970 - Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Judd Gregg voted Yea (Cloture Vote) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Cloture Not Invoked (Senate) (56-42) - Aug. 3, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill
Vote on a motion to invoke cloture on a bill that increases the federal minimum wage to $7.25 by June 2009 and increases the "Death/Estate Tax" exemptions to $5 million by 2015 and extends many other expiring tax provisions (Sec. 401) (Sec. 101) .
- Continues to allow tax deductions for qualified tuition and related expenses by amending the date to 2007 (Sec. 201).
- Extends deductions for State and local general sales taxes until 2008 (Sec. 203).
- Modifies and extends through 2007 a research credit of 12 percent of "qualified research expenses for the taxable year" above 50 percent of the "average qualified research expenses for the three previous taxable years" (Sec. 204).
- Alters several provisions in the work opportunity tax credit and welfare-to-work credit such as increasing the maximum age for eligibility of food stamp recipients to 40, increasing credit for employment of long-term family assistance recipients and extending other deadlines (Sec. 205).
- Extends the inclusion of combat pay as earned income for purposes of earned income credit until 2008 (Sec. 206).
- Continues above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (Sec. 208).
- Prolongs availability of medical savings accounts until 2007 (Sec. 217).
- Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to reflect changes in amounts, allocations of reclamation fees and transfers of interest earned by the fund (Secs. 301-323).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (230-180) - July 29, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill
Vote to pass a bill that increases the federal minimum wage to $7.25 by 2009 and increases the "Death/Estate Tax" exemptions to $5 million by 2015 and extends many other expiring tax provisions.
- Continues to allow tax deductions for qualified tuition and related expenses by amending the date to 2007 (Sec. 201).
- Extends deductions for State and local general sales taxes until 2008 (Sec. 203).
- Modifies and extends through 2007 a research credit of 12 percent of "qualified research expenses for the taxable year" above 50 percent of the "average qualified research expenses for the three previous taxable years" (Sec. 204).
- Alters several provisions in the work opportunity tax credit and welfare-to-work credit such as increasing the maximum age for eligibility of food stamp recipients to 40, increasing credit for employment of long-term family assistance recipients and extending other deadlines (Sec. 205).
- Extends the inclusion of combat pay as earned income for purposes of earned income credit until 2008 (Sec. 206).
- Continues above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (Sec. 208).
- Prolongs availability of medical savings accounts until 2007 (Sec. 217).
- Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to reflect changes in amounts, allocations of reclamation fees and transfers of interest earned by the fund (Secs. 301-323).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - July 28, 2006
Title: Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill
Sponsors
- William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
