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John F. Kerry on Taxes

DemocratMA

Taxes374 votes · 82/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes

706 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 374 of them counted toward the score above: 220 toward “Raise revenue” and 154 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 332 did not count: 300 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 32 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
1985-06-25TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANCE OF ABSENT SENATORS DURING CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2475.H.R. 2475 · 99th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1985-06-25TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANCE OF ABSENT SENATORS DURING CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2475.H.R. 2475 · 99th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1985-05-09TO TABLE THE METZENBAUM, OH) AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT S CON RES 32, TO ESTABLISH A MINIMUM CORPORATE TAX RATE AT FIFTEEN PERCENT ON EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF $50,000, AND TO USE THE REVENUES TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT.99th CongressNayRaise revenue
1985-04-03TO PASS H.R. 1869, A BILL REPEALING THE CONTEMPORANEOUS RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS ADDED TO THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1984.H.R. 1869 · 99th CongressYeaCut taxes
1985-04-03TO AMEND THE PACKWOOD, OR) SUBSTITUTE TO HR 1869,WITH A PERFECTING AMENDMENT. THE METZENBAUM, OH) AMENDMENT EXPRESSES THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING CERTAIN AIR TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFIT REGULATIONSH.R. 1869 · 99th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1985-04-03TO AMEND THE PACKWOOD, OR) SUBSTITUTE TO HR 1869, WITH A PERFECTING AMENDMENT. HR 1869 REPEALS THE CONTEMPORANEOUS RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS ADDED TO THE 1984 TAX REFORM ACT. THE WALLOP AMENDMENT AMENDS THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 TO CLARIFY THE TAX TREATMENT OF THE PERSONAL USE OF (CONTINUED) AUTOMOBILES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.H.R. 1869 · 99th CongressNayDirection not readable

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.