Blake Farenthold on Taxes

RepublicanTX

Taxes50 votes · 89.5/100 consistent

Raise revenueCut taxes

141 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 50 of them counted toward the score above: 8 toward “Raise revenue” and 42 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 91 did not count: 91 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 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
2017-12-20	Tax Cuts and Jobs ActH.R. 1 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Cut taxes
2017-12-19	Tax Cuts and Jobs ActH.R. 1 · 115th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Cut taxes
2017-12-19	Tax Cuts and Jobs ActH.R. 1 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit Conference Report with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-12-04	Tax Cuts and Jobs ActH.R. 1 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-12-04	Tax Cuts and Jobs ActH.R. 1 · 115th Congress · On Motion to go to Conference	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-11-16	Tax Cuts and Jobs ActH.R. 1 · 115th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2017-09-28	Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017H.R. 3823 · 115th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2017-09-28	Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017H.R. 3823 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-09-25	Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension ActH.R. 3823 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
2017-06-15	Broader Options for Americans ActH.R. 2579 · 115th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2017-06-13	Verify First ActH.R. 2581 · 115th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Raise revenue
2017-06-13	Verify First ActH.R. 2581 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-12-06	Raising a question of the privileges of the HouseH.Res. 828 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Refer	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-12-06	Raising a question of the privileges of the HouseH.Res. 828 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-09-27	CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016H.R. 954 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2016-09-22	Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT ActH.R. 5523 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2016-09-22	United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016H.R. 5946 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2016-09-22	Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership ActH.R. 5719 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2016-09-21	Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016H.R. 3957 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2016-09-13	Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors ActH.R. 3590 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2016-09-13	Providing for consideration of H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in the income threshold used in determining the deduction for medical careH.Res. 858 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-09-13	Providing for consideration of H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in the income threshold used in determining the deduction for medical careH.Res. 858 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015H.R. 1270 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2016-07-05	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1270) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangementsH.Res. 793 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-07-05	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1270) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangementsH.Res. 793 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-14	Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech ActH.R. 5053 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-14	Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech ActH.R. 5053 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-06-14	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5053) Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 778 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-14	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5053) Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 778 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-10	Expressing the sense of Congress opposing the President’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oilH.Con.Res. 112 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-10	Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economyH.Con.Res. 89 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-04-21	Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016H.R. 3724 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-04-21	To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategyH.R. 4890 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-04-20	IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016H.R. 4885 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-04-20	No Hires for the Delinquent IRS ActH.R. 1206 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-04-20	No Hires for the Delinquent IRS ActH.R. 1206 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-04-19	Providing for consideration of H.R. 1206, the No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4885, the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016H.Res. 687 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-04-19	Providing for consideration of H.R. 1206, the No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4885, the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016H.Res. 687 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-04-19	Providing for consideration of H.R. 4890, to impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the IRS until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy; and providing for consideration of H.R. 3724, the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2015H.Res. 688 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-04-19	Providing for consideration of H.R. 4890, to impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the IRS until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy; and providing for consideration of H.R. 3724, the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2015H.Res. 688 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-10-28	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizationsH.R. 1314 · 114th Congress · On Motion that the House Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-06-18	Protect Medical Innovation ActH.R. 160 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2015-06-18	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposesH.R. 2146 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendment With Amendment	Nay	Raise revenue
2015-06-18	Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendment to the bill (H.R. 2146) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposesH.Res. 321 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-05-20	American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015H.R. 880 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2015-05-20	American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015H.R. 880 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-05-12	Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes ActH.R. 606 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
2015-04-16	Death Tax Repeal ActH.R. 1105 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2015-04-16	Death Tax Repeal ActH.R. 1105 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Cut taxes
2015-04-16	State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness ActH.R. 622 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2015-04-16	State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness ActH.R. 622 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Cut taxes
2015-04-15	Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2015H.R. 1562 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Raise revenue
2015-02-25	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plansH.R. 529 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2015-02-25	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plansH.R. 529 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-02-25	Providing for consideration of H.R. 529, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans; and providing for consideration of H.R. 5, the Student Success ActH.Res. 121 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-02-25	Providing for consideration of H.R. 529, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans; and providing for consideration of H.R. 5, the Student Success ActH.Res. 121 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-02-12	Providing for consideration of H.R. 644, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2015 and H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitationsH.Res. 101 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-02-12	Providing for consideration of H.R. 644, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of 2015 and H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitationsH.Res. 101 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-01-08	Save American Workers Act of 2015H.R. 30 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2015-01-08	Save American Workers Act of 2015H.R. 30 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-12-11	Supporting America’s Charities ActH.R. 5806 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-12-04	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979, an Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; providing for consideration of H.R. 5759, Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014; and providing for consideration of H.R. 5781, to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken CAH.Res. 770 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-12-04	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979, an Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; providing for consideration of H.R. 5759, Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014; and providing for consideration of H.R. 5781, to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken CAH.Res. 770 · 113th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-12-03	Achieving a Better Life Experience ActH.R. 647 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-12-03	Tax Increase Prevention ActH.R. 5771 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-12-03	Tax Increase Prevention ActH.R. 5771 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-12-03	Providing for consideration of H.R. 5771, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and H.R. 647, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State Programs for the care of family members with disabilitiesH.Res. 766 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-07-25	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements to the child tax creditH.R. 4935 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-07-24	Student and Family Tax Simplification ActH.R. 3393 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Raise revenue
2014-07-24	Student and Family Tax Simplification ActH.R. 3393 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-07-24	Providing for consideration of H.R. 3393, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of H.R. 4935, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements to the child tax creditH.Res. 680 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-07-24	Providing for consideration of H.R. 3393, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of H.R. 4935, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements to the child tax creditH.Res. 680 · 113th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-07-17	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventoryH.R. 4719 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-07-17	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventoryH.R. 4719 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-07-17	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4719) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventoryH.Res. 670 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-07-17	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4719) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventoryH.Res. 670 · 113th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-07-11	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciationH.R. 4718 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-07-11	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciationH.R. 4718 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-07-10	Providing for consideration of H.R. 5016, making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; and H.R. 4718, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciationH.Res. 661 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-07-10	Providing for consideration of H.R. 5016, making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; and H.R. 4718, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciationH.Res. 661 · 113th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-06-12	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporationsH.R. 4453 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-06-12	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in gains of S corporationsH.R. 4453 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-06-12	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other purposesH.R. 4457 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-06-12	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other purposesH.R. 4457 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-05-09	American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014H.R. 4438 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-05-09	American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014H.R. 4438 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-05-07	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4438) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research creditH.Res. 569 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-05-07	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4438) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research creditH.Res. 569 · 113th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-04-03	Save American Workers Act of 2014H.R. 2575 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-04-03	Save American Workers Act of 2014H.R. 2575 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-04-02	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2575) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with 40 hoursH.Res. 530 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-04-02	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2575) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with 40 hoursH.Res. 530 · 113th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-03-11	Hire More Heroes Act of 2013H.R. 3474 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-03-05	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandateH.R. 4118 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2014-03-05	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health insurance mandateH.R. 4118 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-02-26	Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014H.R. 3865 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-02-26	Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014H.R. 3865 · 113th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-02-26	Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014H.R. 3865 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-02-26	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3865) Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2804) All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act or the ALERT Act; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.H.Res. 487 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2014-02-26	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3865) Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2804) All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act or the ALERT Act; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.H.Res. 487 · 113th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable

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