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Richard Burr

Richard Burr on Taxes

RepublicanNC

Taxes309 votes · 70.2/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes

557 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 309 of them counted toward the score above: 95 toward “Raise revenue” and 214 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 248 did not count: 245 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 3 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2006-03-16To increase funding for Title I grants and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2006-03-16To provide an assured stream of funding for veteran's health care that will take into account the annual changes in the veteran's population and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying tax cuts for the wealthy.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2006-03-16To increase funding by $1 billion for various tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian country, by closing corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2006-03-16To restore funding for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, the Federal Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal conservation programs, and other natural resource needs, through an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2006-03-16To increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $3,318,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, increasing the funds available to carry out that program to the fully authorized level of $5,100,000,000, to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2006-03-15To preserve a national intercity passenger rail system by providing adequate funding of $1.45 billion for Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2007 and to fully offset this additional funding by closing corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2006-03-14To increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2006-03-14To support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and (3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2006-03-09To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.S. 2349 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2006-02-14A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2006-02-14A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2006-02-14A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2006-02-14A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2006-02-14A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2006-02-13A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2006-02-13A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2006-02-02A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayRaise revenue
2006-02-02To express the sense of the Senate that protecting middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax should be a higher priority for Congress in 2006 than extending a tax cut that does not expire until the end of 2008.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2006-02-02To strengthen America's military, to repeal the extension of tax rates for capital gains and dividends, to reduce the deficit, and for other purposes.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayCut taxes
2006-02-02To support the health needs of our veterans and military personnel and reduce the deficit by making tax rates fairer for all Americans.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayCut taxes
2006-02-02To establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2006-02-02To provide for necessary beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2006-02-02To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare part D prescription drug program.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteDirection not readable
2006-02-02To provide revenue provisions.H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayCut taxes
2005-11-18An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayRaise revenue
2005-11-17To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions and to modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayCut taxes
2005-11-17To allow a refundable tax credit for the energy costs of farmers and ranchers, and to modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable to dual capacity taxpayers.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayRaise revenue
2005-11-17To accelerate marriage penalty relief for the earned income tax credit, to extend the election to include combat pay in earned income, and to make modifications of effective dates of leasing provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayRaise revenue
2005-11-17To provide an additional $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to be used for readjustment counseling, related mental health services, and treatment and rehabilitative services for veterans with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance use disorder.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-11-17To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide extended and additional protection to Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medicare prescription drug benefit during 2006.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-11-17To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds of the tax collected to provide a nonrefundable tax credit of $100 for every personal exemption claimed for taxable years beginning in 2005.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayCut taxes
2005-11-17To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2010.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-11-17To impose a temporary windfall profits tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds of the tax collected to fund programs under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act of 1981 through a trust fund.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayCut taxes
2005-11-17To eliminate child poverty.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-11-17To express the sense of the Senate concerning the provision of health care for children before providing tax cuts for the wealthy.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-11-17To express the sense of the Senate.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2005-11-17To clarify treatment of outside income and expenses in the Senate.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2005-11-17To improve the Federal Trade Commission's ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies, and for other purposes.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-11-17To reinstate for millionaires a top individual income tax rate of 39.6 percent, the pre-May 2003 rates of tax on capital gains and dividends, and to repeal the reduction and termination of the phase out of personal exemptions and overall limitation on itemized deductions, until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayCut taxes
2005-11-17To repeal certain tax benefits relating to oil and gas wells intangible drilling and development costs.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaRaise revenue
2005-11-17To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to the American consumer, and for other purposes.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayCut taxes
2005-11-17To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.S. 2020 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayRaise revenue
2005-11-16A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the pension funding rules, and for other purposes.S. 1783 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-17To repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaCut taxes
2005-03-17To express the sense of the Senate that the tax cuts assumed in the budget resolution should include the repeal of the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-17To establish a reserve fund in the event that legislation is passed to provide a 50 percent tax credit to employers that continue to pay the salaries of Guard and Reserve employees who have been called to active duty.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaCut taxes
2005-03-14To restore funding for education programs that are cut and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayCut taxes
2004-10-07American Jobs Creation ActH.R. 4520 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaCut taxes
2004-09-29American Jobs Creation ActH.R. 4520 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2004-09-23To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end certain abusive tax practices, to provide tax relief and simplification, and for other purposes.H.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaCut taxes
2004-09-23Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1308) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposesH.Res. 794 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2004-09-23Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1308) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposesH.Res. 794 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaDirection not readable
2004-09-23The Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee ActH.R. 1057 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaCut taxes
2004-09-09To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end certain abusive tax practices, to provide tax relief and simplification, and for other purposes.H.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2004-07-22To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end certain abusive tax practices, to provide tax relief and simplification, and for other purposes.H.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2004-07-21Tax Simplification for America’s Job Creators Act of 2004H.R. 4840 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaCut taxes
2004-07-20Stock Option Accounting Reform ActH.R. 3574 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaDirection not readable
2004-07-20Stock Option Accounting Reform ActH.R. 3574 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-07-20Stock Option Accounting Reform ActH.R. 3574 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-07-20Stock Option Accounting Reform ActH.R. 3574 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-06-17American Jobs Creation ActH.R. 4520 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaCut taxes
2004-06-17American Jobs Creation ActH.R. 4520 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2004-06-17Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4520) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroadH.Res. 681 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2004-06-17Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4520) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroadH.Res. 681 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaDirection not readable
2004-06-02Simple Tax for Seniors Act of 2004H.R. 4109 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-20Child Credit Preservation and Expansion ActH.R. 4359 · 108th Congress · On PassageDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2004-05-20Child Credit Preservation and Expansion Act of 2004H.R. 4359 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentDid not voteDirection not readable
2004-05-13To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracketH.R. 4275 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaCut taxes
2004-05-13To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracket.H.R. 4275 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-05-12To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangementsH.R. 4279 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaCut taxes
2004-05-12To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangementsH.R. 4279 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2004-05-12To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.H.R. 4279 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-05-12Providing for the consideration of H.R. 4275, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracketH.Res. 637 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-05Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief ActH.R. 4227 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaCut taxes
2004-05-05Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004H.R. 4227 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-04-28To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the increased standard deduction, and the 15-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion, for married taxpayers filing joint returnsH.R. 4181 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaCut taxes
2004-04-28To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the increased standard deduction, and the 15-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion, for married taxpayers filing joint returnsH.R. 4181 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2004-04-28To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the marriage penalty relief provided under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.H.R. 4181 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-04-21Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief ActH.R. 1779 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaCut taxes
2003-11-06Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-10-28Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-10-15Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-10-01Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-09-30Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-09-23Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-09-17Charitable Giving ActH.R. 7 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaCut taxes
2003-09-17Charitable Giving ActH.R. 7 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2003-09-17Charitable Giving Act of 2003 H.R. 7 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2003-09-10Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-09-10Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-09-05Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-07-25Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-07-25Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-07-25Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-07-21Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-07-18Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-07-17Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-07-16Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2003-06-26Health Savings and Affordability ActH.R. 2596 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaCut taxes
2003-06-19Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability ActH.R. 1528 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaDirection not readable

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