Key Votes
National Key Votes
S AMDT 2737 - Military Funding and Tax Cuts Amendment - Key Vote
Barack Obama II voted Yea (Motion Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 4297 - Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005
- S AMDT 2730 - Medicare Part D Amendment
- S AMDT 2735 - Tax Rate Extension Amendment
- S AMDT 2737 - Military Funding and Tax Cuts Amendment
- S Amdt 2707 - Substitute Amendment to HR 4297
- HB 612 - Relating to Health Care Law
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 2, 2006
Title: Military Funding and Tax Cuts Amendment
Legislation - Motion Rejected (Senate) - Feb. 2, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Military Funding and Tax Cuts Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote on a motion to waive the budget act in order to adopt an amendment that appropriates $47.27 billion to the military and repeals the extension of tax cuts for capital gains and dividends to 2010 back to 2008.
Highlight: -Appropriates $25.41 billion for procurement. -Appropriates $16.9 billion for Army operation and maintenance. -Appropriates $4.5 billion for Marine Corps operation and maintenance.
Note:
NOTE: A MOTION TO WAIVE THE BUDGET ACT, IF ADOPTED, TEMPORARILY SETS ASIDE A SPECIFIC PROVISION OF THE BUDGET ACT OF 1974 SO THAT AN AMENDMENT THAT VIOLATES THE ACT MAY BE CONSIDERED. A 3/5 MAJORITY IS REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D)
- Ken Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Debbie Ann Stabenow (MI - D)
