Eliot L. Engel on Taxes

DemocratNY

Taxes212 votes · 55.9/100 consistent

Raise revenueCut taxes

514 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 212 of them counted toward the score above: 114 toward “Raise revenue” and 98 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 302 did not count: 292 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 10 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
1992-02-27	H.R.4210 BY GEPHARDT (D-MO) -- FAMILY TAX FAIRNESS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS ACT OF 1992 YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS ACT COAL INDUSTRY RETIREE HEALTH BENEFIT ACT OF 1991 TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS (VETOED, 3/20/92) (HOUSE REJECTED THE ARCHER AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (TEXT OF H.R. 4200), AS MODIFIED, ALLOWING THE EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF UP TO 45 PERCENT OF LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS; PROVIDING A TAX CREDIT OF UP TO $5,000 FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS; ALLOWING PENALTY-FREE IRA WITHDRAWALS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS; PROVIDING PASSIVE LOSS RELIEF FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS WHO MATERIALLY PARTICIPATE IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT; INCLUDING AN INVESTMENT TAX ALLOWANCE; SIMPLIFYING AND ENHANCING ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX DEPRECIATION; AND FACILITATING REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT THROUGH PENSION FUNDS. .)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Raise revenue
1992-02-26	H.R.4210 BY GEPHARDT (D-MO) -- FAMILY TAX FAIRNESS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS ACT OF 1992 YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS ACT COAL INDUSTRY RETIREE HEALTH BENEFIT ACT OF 1991 TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS (VETOED, 3/20/92) (HOUSE REJECTED AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (TEXT OF H.R. 4210).)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1991-11-26	TAX EXTENSION ACT OF 1991 — H.R.3909 BY ROSTENKOWSKI (D-IL) -- TAX EXTENSION ACT OF 1991 (PUB. L. 102-227, APPROVED 12/11/91) (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3909, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO EXTEND CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS.)H.R. 3909 · 102nd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS	Yea	Cut taxes
1991-06-18	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE ROYBAL AMENDMENT THAT ADDS A PROVISION THAT NOT TO EXCEED 4 PERCENT OF ANY APPROPRIATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THE IRS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO ANY OTHER IRS APPROPRIATION.)H.R. 2622 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1991-06-18	H.R.2622 BY ROYBAL (D-CA) -- TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1992 TREASURY DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1992 POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1992 EXECUTIVE OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1992 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1992 (PUB. L. 102-141, APPROVED 10/28/91) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE OBEY AMENDMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR THE INSPECTION OF TAX RETURNS OF HIGH-INCOME AND HIGH-ASSET TAXPAYERS USING THE FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THE IRS INFORMATION REPORTING PROGRAM WHICH EXCEED THE 1991 LEVEL.)H.R. 2622 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Raise revenue
1991-01-23	EXTENSION OF TIME UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS FOR INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING SERVICES AS PART OF THE DESERT SHIELD OPERATION — H.R.4 BY ROSTENKOWSKI (D-IL) -- OPERATION DESERT SHIELD PARTICIPANTS, EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS (PUB. L. 102-2, APPROVED 1/30/91) (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 4, AMENDED, TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR PERFORMING CERTAIN ACTS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS FOR INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING SERVICES AS PART OF THE DESERT SHIELD OPERATION.)H.R. 4 · 102nd Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
1990-10-16	TO AMEND EN BLOC HR 5835, OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990, TO REDUCE THE INCREASES IN THE MEDICARE PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE, ELIMINATE THE GAS TAX INCREASE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.H.R. 5835 · 101st Congress · ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS	Yea	Cut taxes
1990-07-13	TO AMEND HR 5241, TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991, TO REDUCE BY 2 PERCENT ALL DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS, WITH AN EXCEPTION FOR THE IRS APPROPRIATION.H.R. 5241 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1990-07-13	TO AMEND HR 5241, TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991, TO REDUCE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING BY 6.9 PERCENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1990 LEVEL, WITH AN EXCEPTION FOR THE IRS APPROPRIATION.H.R. 5241 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1990-03-29	TO AMEND HR 3, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1990, TO PROVIDE FOR EXPANSION OF FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS FOR CHILD CARE AND EXPANSION OF THE BASIC EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.H.R. 3 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Cut taxes
1990-03-29	TO AMEND HR 3, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1990, TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE HEAD START PROGRAM, PROVIDE AN INCREASE IN TITLE XX BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES, AND PROVIDE EXPANSION OF THE BASIC EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.H.R. 3 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Raise revenue
1989-10-05	TO AMEND HR 3299, BUDGET RECONCILIATION, TO INCREASE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE HEAD START PROGRAM AND SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FOR AN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.H.R. 3299 · 101st Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1989-10-05	TO AMEND HR 3299, BUDGET RECONCILIATION, TO REMOVE ALL CHILD CARE PROVISIONS AND REPLACE THEM WITH AN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, IN ADDITION TO A SUPPLEMENTAL TAX CREDIT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.H.R. 3299 · 101st Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1989-09-28	TO AMEND HR 3299, BUDGET RECONCILIATION, TO GET RID OF THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUTS, MAKE CHANGES TO THE TAX LAWS AND CREATE A DEFICIT REDUCTION TRUST FUND, AMONG OTHER ITEMS.H.R. 3299 · 101st Congress	Yea	Raise revenue

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.