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Key Votes
HR 3097 - Tax Code Termination bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Bennie Thompson voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements Bennie Thompson made in this general time period.
Stages
- June 18, 1998 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- June 17, 1998 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 27, 1998 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - June 18, 1998
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (219-209) - June 17, 1998(Key vote)
Title: Tax Code Termination bill
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill requiring Congress to approve of a new Federal tax system by July 4, 2002.
Highlights:
- Prohibits the Federal Government from imposing taxes using the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after December 31, 2002, except in certain cases.
- States that any new Federal tax system should be simple and fair.
- Suggests the new tax system should: apply a low rate, provide tax relief to working Americans, reduce tax collection abuses, eliminate bias against savings and investment, promote economic growth and job creation, and should not penalize families.
Sponsors
- Stephen 'Steve' Largent (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Brian P. Bilbray (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Ed Bryant (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Bunning (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Campbell (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Lynn Christensen (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry Ed Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Gary A. Condit (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Merrill A. Cook (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Cooksey (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo (ID - ) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert L. 'Bob' Ehrlich Jr. (MD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Eric Ensign (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Patrick Forbes (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon David Fox (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert D. 'Bob' Franks (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Gibbons (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard A. 'Rick' Hill (MT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Asa' Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- John Richard Kasich (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jay C. Kim (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott L. Klug (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert L. 'Bob' Livingston (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David M. McIntosh (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Metcalf (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John L. Mica (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry W. Moran (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark W. Neumann (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Pappas (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Paul Michael 'Mike' Parker (MS - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald Ernest 'Ron' Paul (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Bill' Paxon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William T. 'Bill' Redmond (NM - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Duhcan Riggs (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert R. 'Bob' Riley (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- James E. Rogan (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Marshall Clement 'Mark' Sanford Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Scarborough (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel L. 'Dan' Schaefer (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Schaffer (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Steven H. 'Steve' Schiff (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Linda A. Smith (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Vincent K. Snowbarger (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald B.H. 'Jerry' Solomon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Floyd Davidson Spence Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Lee 'Bob' Stump (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sununu (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Billy' Tauzin II (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- John R. Thune (SD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Traficant Jr. (OH - ) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wesley 'Wes' Watkins (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
