Lindsey Graham on Taxes

RepublicanSC

Taxes343 votes · 62.5/100 consistent

Raise revenueCut taxes

578 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 343 of them counted toward the score above: 104 toward “Raise revenue” and 239 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 235 did not count: 225 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
2003-05-15	To provide reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To modify the dividend exclusion provision, and for other purposes.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To apply the sunset provision to the revenue increase provisions.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
2003-05-15	To provide a partially refundable tax credit for caregiving related expenses.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Raise revenue
2003-05-15	In the nature of a substitute.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To create jobs, provide opportunity, and restore prosperity.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To make the child tax credit acceleration applicable to 2002.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Raise revenue
2003-05-15	To encourage the investment of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business investments and job creation.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
2003-05-15	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Raise revenue
2003-05-15	To provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and the National Guard, and for other purposes.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To provide a a complete substitute.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To further enhance the denial of deduction for certain fines, penalties, and other amounts.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Cut taxes
2003-05-15	In the nature of a substitute.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To ensure the enactment of a medicare prescription drug benefit.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To provide temporary State fiscal relief.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To provide temporary State and local fiscal relief.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services in rural areas under the medicare program.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To accelerate the elimination of the marriage penalty in the earned income credit.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Raise revenue
2003-05-15	To permanently extend and modify the research and experimentation tax credit and strike the partial exclusion of dividends provision.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To expand the refundability of the child tax credit.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Raise revenue
2003-05-15	To provide for additional weeks of temporary extended unemployment compensation and to provide for a program of temporary enhanced regular unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To ensure that the limit on refundability shall not apply to the additional $400 child credit for 2003, to make the dividend exclusion effective for taxable years beginning in 2003, and to eliminate the increase in the dividend exclusion from 10 percent to 20 percent of dividends over $500.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To urge the Senate Finance Committee and the Joint Economic Committee to hold hearings and consider legislation providing for a flat tax.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-05-15	To repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits and to offset the revenue loss.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Raise revenue
2003-05-15	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Cut taxes
2003-05-14	To ensure that Social Security surpluses are not raided in order to fund tax cuts on corporate dividends.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Cut taxes
2003-04-09	An original bill to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by building assets, and for other purposesS. 476 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Cut taxes
2003-04-09	To exclude 25 percent of gain on sales or exchanges of land or water interests to any nonprofit entity for any charitable purpose.S. 476 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Cut taxes
2003-03-27	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed services in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.H.R. 1307 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Cut taxes
2003-03-26	To extend the child tax credit until the year 2013.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Cut taxes
2003-03-25	To express the sense of the Senate on low income programs and the income tax on certain Social Security benefits.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2003-03-25	To repeal a 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Cut taxes
2003-03-25	To increase Mandatory Child Care Spending by $4.6 billion over five years and $9.1 billion over ten years by reducing the tax cut.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Cut taxes
2003-03-25	To allow full access to Tricare for National Guard and Reserve Personnel and their families on a continual basis, offset with reductions to the tax cut.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Cut taxes
2003-03-21	To reduce tax cut to $350 billion.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Cut taxes
2003-03-21	To increase FY 2004 funding for the discretionary programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs by $1,019,000,000, so it matches the level proposed by a coalition of veterans groups in the Independent Budget; to decrease the deficit by a similar amount; and to use the unreconciled tax cut to pay for it.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Cut taxes
2003-03-21	To revise the resolution to accommodate in reconciliations legislation a partially refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for eligible expenses for individuals with long term or chronic care needs or their family caregivers who pay these expenses; in which "eligible expenses" shall include prescription drugs, medical bills, durable medical equipment, home health care custodial care, respite care, adult day care, transportation to chronic care or medical facilities, specialized therapy (including occupational therapy, physical therapy, or rehabilitational therapy), other specialized services for children (including day care for children with special needs) and other long term care related expenses as defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and in which "individuals with long term or chronic care needs" of daily living, individuals with severe cognitive impairment, individualS.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Raise revenue
2003-03-18	To redirect $1.214 trillion in revenues that would have been lost by implementing the President's entire tax cut agenda into a reserve fund to strengthen the Social Security trust funds over the long-term.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-10-09	Armed Forces Tax Fairness ActH.R. 5557 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-10-02	Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on H.R. 4019; making marriage tax relief permanentH.Res. 543 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2002-10-02	House of Worship Political Speech Protection ActH.R. 2357 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2002-09-19	Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002H.Res. 524 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2002-07-25	Improving Access to Long-Term Care ActH.R. 4946 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-07-09	Armed Forces Tax Fairness ActH.R. 5063 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-06-13	Marriage Penalty Relief Provisions Made PermanentH.R. 4019 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-06-13	To provide that the marriage penalty relief provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall be permanent.H.R. 4019 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2002-06-12	Proposing a Tax Limitation Amendment to the Constitution of the United StatesH.J.Res. 96 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-06-06	Permanent Death Tax Repeal ActH.R. 2143 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-06-06	Permanent Death Tax Repeal ActH.R. 2143 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2002-06-06	Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002H.R. 2143 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2002-06-04	To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.H.R. 4800 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-06-04	Holocaust Restitution Tax Fairness ActH.R. 4823 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-05-21	Encouraging Work and Supporting Marriage ActH.R. 4626 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, As Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-04-18	Fairness for Foster Care Families ActH.R. 586 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Agree to the Senate Amendment with an Amendment	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-04-16	Clergy Housing Allowance Clarification ActH.R. 4156 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-04-10	Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability ActH.R. 3991 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-03-07	Job Creation and Worker Assistance ActH.R. 3090 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to Senate Amendment with an Amendment	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-02-14	Adoption Credit ExpansionH.R. 622 · 107th Congress · On motion to agree to Senate amendments with amendments	Yea	Cut taxes
2002-02-14	Providing for the Consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 622, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Expand the Adoption Credit, and for other purposesH.Res. 347 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2002-02-14	Providing for the Consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 622, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Expand the Adoption Credit, and for other purposesH.Res. 347 · 107th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2002-02-06	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the scheduled Tax Relief Provided by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed by a Bipartisan Majority in Congress should not be suspended or repealedH.Con.Res. 312 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-10-24	To Provide Tax Incentives for Economic RecoveryH.R. 3090 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-10-24	To Provide Tax Incentives for Economic RecoveryH.R. 3090 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-10-24	Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002H.R. 3090 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-09-13	Victims of Terrorism Relief Act of 2001H.R. 2884 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-07-19	The Community Solutions ActH.R. 7 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-07-19	The Community Solutions ActH.R. 7 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-19	CARE Act of 2002H.R. 7 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-05-26	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation ActH.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-05-23	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation ActH.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2001-05-17	Hope for Children ActH.R. 622 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-05-16	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation ActH.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-05-16	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-05-15	Fairness for Foster Care Families ActH.R. 586 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-05-15	Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness ActH.R. 1727 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-04-25	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitationsH.J.Res. 41 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-04-04	Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001H.R. 8 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-04-04	Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001H.R. 8 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-04-04	Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001H.R. 8 · 107th Congress · Rangel Substitute Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-03-29	Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief ActH.R. 6 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-03-29	Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief ActH.R. 6 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-03-29	Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001H.R. 6 · 107th Congress · Rangel Substitute Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-03-08	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001H.R. 3 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2001-03-08	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001H.R. 3 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-03-08	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001H.R. 3 · 107th Congress · Table Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-03-08	Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001H.R. 3 · 107th Congress · Rangel of New York Substitute Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-11-14	Foreign Sales Corporation (FCS) Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act — H R 4986 QUESTION: SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENT FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION (FCS) REPEAL AND EXTRATERRITORIAL INCOME EXCLUSION ACTH.R. 4986 · 106th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-09-26	Missing Children Tax Fairness Act — H R 5117 QUESTION: MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED MISSING CHILDREN TAX FAIRNESS ACTH.R. 5117 · 106th Congress · Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2000-09-13	Foreign Sales Corporation (FCS) Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act — H R 4986 QUESTION: MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION (FCS) REPEAL AND EXTRATERRITORIAL INCOME EXCLUSION ACTH.R. 4986 · 106th Congress · Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Cut taxes
2000-09-13	Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act — H R 4810 QUESTION: PASSAGE, OBJECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT NOTWITHSTANDING MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACTH.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · Passage, Objections of the President Notwithstanding	Yea	Cut taxes
2000-09-07	Death Tax Elimination Act — H R 8 QUESTION: PASSAGE, OBJECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT NOTWITHSTANDING DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACTH.R. 8 · 106th Congress · Passage, Objections of the President Notwithstanding	Yea	Cut taxes
2000-07-27	Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act — H R 4865 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TAX RELIEF ACTH.R. 4865 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2000-07-27	H R 4865 AUTHOR(S): POMEROY OF NORTH DAKOTA SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TAX RELIEF ACTH.R. 4865 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-07-20	Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act — H R 4810 QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACTH.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Cut taxes
2000-07-18	Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act — H R 4810 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACTH.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-07-12	Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act — H R 4810 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACTH.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Cut taxes
2000-07-12	Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act — H R 4810 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACTH.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Raise revenue
2000-07-12	H R 4810 AUTHOR(S): RANGEL OF NEW YORK SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACTH.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Raise revenue
2000-06-28	To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Require 527 Organizations to Disclose Their Political Activities — H R 4762 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO REQUIRE 527 ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCLOSE THEIR POLITICAL ACTIVITIESH.R. 4762 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-06-09	Death Tax Elimination Act — H R 8 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACTH.R. 8 · 106th Congress · On Passage	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.