Maryon Pittman Allen on Taxes

DemocratAL

Taxes12 votes

Raise revenueCut taxes

44 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 12 of them counted toward the score above: 3 toward “Raise revenue” and 9 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 32 did not count: 16 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 16 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1978-10-14	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 13511.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-14	TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 13511, THE REVENUE ACT OF 1978, TO THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SENATE CONFEREES THAT THEY INSIST ON THE NUNN-CHILES-BELLMON AMENDMENT THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE ACROSS-THE-BOARD TAX REDUCTIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 5% FOR FISCAL YEARS 1980 THROUGH 1983.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-10	TO PASS H.R. 13511.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-10-10	TO TABLE THE HELMS MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE SUSTAINED THE RULING OF THE CHAIR ON HELMS AMENDMENT #3850 TO H.R. 13511. (SEE RC 476)H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-10	THAT THE SENATE SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE HELMS AMENDMENT #3850 TO H.R. 13511 IS OUT OF ORDER ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT VIOLATES SECTION 311 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT. SECTION 311 PROHIBITS PASSAGE OF ANY PROVISION THAT WOULD CAUSE U.S. REVENUES TO BE LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF REVENUES SET FORTH IN THE ANNUAL CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET. HELMS AMENDMENT #3850 PRESERVES THE TAX DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL GASOLINE TAXES.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-10	TO TABLE GLENN AMENDMENT #4153 TO H.R. 13511, AN AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THAT THE TAX EXPENDITURES IN THE PENDING BILL BE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED ACCORDING TO A SCHEDULE TO BE WRITTEN DURING THE 96TH CONGRESS.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-10-10	TO TABLE KENNEDY AMENDMENT #4127 TO H.R. 13511. KENNEDY AMENDMENT #4127 REDUCES THE BUSINESS REDUCTION FOR AIRFARE THAT IS ABOVE THE COACH FARE, ELIMINATES THE BUSINESS DEDUCTION FOR ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES, AND DISALLOWS THE USE OF THE BUSINESS DEDUCTION FOR MEALS THAT COST MORE THAN $25 PER PERSON.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-10	TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY REDUCING THE 70% EXCLUSION RATE FOR CAPITAL GAINS TO 50%.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-10	TO AMEND H.R. 13511 SO THAT HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE 55 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR DISABLED WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A ONE-TIME $100,000 EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF THEIR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-10-10	TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY REDUCING THE CORPORATE TAX RATE TO 46% IN 1979, 45% IN 1980 AND 44% IN 1981.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-10	TO AMEND H.R. 13511 SO THAT BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES MAY ELECT TO USE A THREE-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE METHOD ON THE FIRST $25,000 OF MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT PURCHASED EACH YEAR.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-10	TO TABLE DANFORTH AMENDMENT #4054 TO H.R. 13511. THE DANFORTH AMENDMENT AUTHORIZES THE REDUCTION OF THE CORPORATE TAX RATE TO 46% IN 1979 AND 1980, AND 44% IN 1981 AND 1982.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-09	TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY AUTHORIZING ACROSS-THE-BOARD TAX REDUCTIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 5% FOR FISCAL YEARS 1979 THROUGH 1983, PROVIDED THAT THE RATE OF GROWTH OF NATIONAL OUTLAYS DOES NOT EXCEED 1%, AND PROVIDED THAT A BALANCED BUDGET IS ACHEIVED BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 1982.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-09	TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT OFFERED IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R. 13511. (BY PRIOR AGREEMENT, THE SENATE HAS BEEN TREATING THE TEXT OF THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AS THE ORIGINAL TEXT AND HAS USED IT FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT.)H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-10-09	THAT THE SENATE SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE HEINZ AMENDMENT #4078 TO H.R. 13511 IS OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE IT WOULD CAUSE U.S. REVENUES TO BE LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF REVENUES SET FORTH IN THE SECOND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET. HEINZ AMENDMENT #4078 PROVIDES FOR A $75 REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR THE ELDERLY FOR ENERGY-RELATED EXPENSES.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-10-09	TO TABLE THE CHURCH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 13511, AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD GRADUALLY REPEAL THE CURRENT LAW THAT ALLOWS U.S. CORPORATIONS TO DEFER THEIR TAXES PAYABLE ON FOREIGN EARNINGS UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THEIR PROFITS ARE REPATRIATED.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-10-07	TO TABLE KENNEDY AMENDMENT #3890 TO H.R. 13511, AN AMENDMENT THAT PHASES IN, OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, A PROVISION THAT ULTIMATELY ALLOWS ONLY 50% OF THE COST OF BUSINESS MEALS TO BE USED FOR TAX REDUCTIONS.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-07	TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY PROVIDING THAT A 10% INVESTMENT CREDIT SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PERSONS REHABILITATING PROPERTIES THAT ARE AT LEAST 20 YEARS OLD.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1978-10-07	TO TABLE GLENN AMENDMENT #3681 TO MUSKIE AMENDMENT #3678 TO H.R. 13511. THE GLENN "SUNSET" AMENDMENT REQUIRES THAT ALL TAX EXPENDITURE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW MUST BE REVIEWED ONCE EVERY TEN YEARS. THE MUSKIE "SUNSET" AMENDMENT REQUIRES THAT ALMOST ALL FEDERAL PROGRAMS MUST BE REVIEWED AND REAUTHORIZED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TEN YEARS.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-10-06	TO AGREE TO DIVISION 2 OF AMENDMENT #2001 TO H.R. 13511. DIVISION 2 OF THE AMENDMENT REPEALS THE SPECIAL TAX BREAKS FOR DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL SALES CORPORATIONS.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-06	TO AGREE TO DIVISION 1 OF AMENDMENT #2001 TO H.R. 13511. DIVISION 1 OF THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR A MODERATE REDUCTION OF CORPORATE TAX RATES.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-06	TO TABLE THE GRIFFIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 13511, AN AMENDMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN TAX RATES FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING IN 1980.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-06	TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY STRIKING AN AUTHORIZATION OF $508 MILLION FOR FISCAL RELIEF TO THE STATES.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1978-10-06	TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO H.R. 13511 THAT PROVIDES FOR TUITION TAX CREDITS AND FOR A $4.5 BILLION INCREASE IN THE PROPOSED TAX CUT FOR 1979. (SEE RC 452H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-06	TO AGREEE TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE PACKWOOD AMENDMENT (SEE RC 453) TO H.R. 13511. THE MODIFYING BUMPERS AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR A $4.5 BILLION INCREASE IN THE PROPOSED TAX CUT FOR 1979, THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE BEING FOR THE AID OF PERSONS WITH INCOMES OF $10,000 TO $30,000 A YEAR.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-10-06	TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY PROVIDING FOR ACROSS-THE-BOARD TAX CUTS OF 7% IN 1979, 13% IN 1980 AND 10% IN 1981.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1978-10-05	TO TABLE SENATOR LONG'S MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE FAILED TO SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE ROTH AMENDMENT (SEE RC 451) TO H.R. 13511 WAS OUT OF ORDER. (SEE RC 448)H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-10-05	THAT THE SENATE SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE ROTH AMENDMENT (SEE RC 451) TO H.R. 13511 IS OUT OF ORDER ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT CONTAINS PROVISIONS THAT ARE IN VIOLATION OF CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1978-10-05	TO AMEND H. R. 13511, THE BILL AMENDING THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 SO AS TO REDUCE INCOME TAXES, BY SIMPLIFYING THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL JOBS TAX CREDIT AND EXTENDING THE JOBS TAX CREDIT FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS.H.R. 13511 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-09-23	TO PASS H.R. 2852.H.R. 2852 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1978-09-23	TO TABLE THE LUGAR AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2852. THE LUGAR AMENDMENT STATES THAT NEITHER FISCAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SHALL BE PUT INTO EFFECT UNLESS THE NATIONAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IS 7% OR HIGHER.H.R. 2852 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1978-09-23	TO AMEND H.R. 2852, THE BILL EXTENDING THE ANTIRECESSION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS AND ESTABLISHING A SUPPLEMENTAL FISCAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT CONTINUE TO HAVE HIGH RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT. THE CHILES AMENDMENT DELETES THE PROVISIONS FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL FISCAL PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.H.R. 2852 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1978-08-23	TO AMEND H.R. 112, THE BILL THAT REDUCES FROM 4% TO 2% THE EXCISE TAX IMPOSED ON THE INVESTMENT INCOME OF DOMESTIC PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO PROVIDE TAX INCENTIVES FOR OWNERS OF SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS.H.R. 112 · 95th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1978-08-23	TO TABLE THE GRAVEL AMENDMENT TO H.R. 112, THE BILL THAT REDUCES FROM 4% TO 2% THE EXCISE TAX IMPOSED ON THE INVESTMENT INCOME OF DOMESTIC PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THE GRAVEL AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES.H.R. 112 · 95th Congress	Nay	Cut taxes
1978-08-15	TO PASS H.R. 12050.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes
1978-08-15	TO WAIVE SECTION 303(B) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT IN ORDER THAT THE SENATE MAY CONSIDER LONG AMENDMENT #1660, AN AMENDMENT SIMILAR TO LONG AMENDMENT #1658 WHICH WAS RULED OUT OF ORDER (SEE RC 321).H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-08-15	TO SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE PROPOSED LONG AMENDMENT #1658 TO H.R. 12050 WAS OUT OF ORDER ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT CALLED FOR SPENDING AUTHORITY UNAUTHORIZED BY LAW. AMENDMENT #1658 CALLS FOR THE REFUNDING OF TUITION TAX CREDITS IN EXCESS OF WHAT IS OWED IN TAXES, THEREBY BENEFITTING PERSONS PAYING LOW INCOME TAXES.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-08-15	TO AMEND H.R. 12050 BY INCREASING PARTICIPATION BY PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PROGRAMS FUNDED UNDER TITLES I AND IV OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-08-15	TO AMEND H.R. 12050 BY PROVIDING FOR A PHASE-OUT OF THE TAX CREDIT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AS THE FAMILY'S ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME EXCEEDS $30,000.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Nay	Cut taxes
1978-08-15	TO AMEND H.R. 12050 BY LIMITING THE TAX CREDIT FOR TUITION TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Nay	Cut taxes
1978-08-15	TO TABLE THE HOLLINGS AMENDMENT (SEE RC 318) TO H.R. 12050.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-08-15	TO AMEND H.R. 12050 BY CLARIFYING THAT ONLY THE SUPREME COURT MAY DETERMINE THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE PROVISIONS IN THE BILL.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-08-14	TO AMEND H.R. 12050 BY ADDING TO THE PREAMBLE OF THE BILL A RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF DIVERSE PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH QUALITY.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1978-08-14	TO AMEND H.R. 12050, THE BILL PROVIDING FOR A FEDERAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TUITION, BY ESTABLISHING AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAXES PAID FOR THE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.H.R. 12050 · 95th Congress	Yea	Cut taxes

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Raise revenue / Cut taxes axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.