John Seymour on Taxes

RepublicanCA

Taxes19 votes

Raise revenueCut taxes

27 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 19 of them counted toward the score above: 5 toward “Raise revenue” and 14 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 8 did not count: 7 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one 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
1992-10-08	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE TAX INCENTIVES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTERPRISE ZONES.)H.R. 11 · 102nd Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-10-08	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11.)H.R. 11 · 102nd Congress · On the Conference Report	Nay	Raise revenue
1992-10-08	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes. — H.R.11 BY ROSTENKOWSKI (D-IL) -- REVENUE ACT OF 1992 TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS 2 CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION AND INFORMED COMPLIANCE ACT NATIONAL COMMUNITY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1992 ENTERPRISE CAPITAL ACCESS FUND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT ACT CENTRAL BERING SEA FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1992 (POCKET VETOED, 11/5/92) (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11.)H.R. 11 · 102nd Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-09-29	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes. — H.R.11 BY ROSTENKOWSKI (D-IL) -- REVENUE ACT OF 1992 TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS 2 CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION AND INFORMED COMPLIANCE ACT NATIONAL COMMUNITY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1992 ENTERPRISE CAPITAL ACCESS FUND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT ACT CENTRAL BERING SEA FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1992 (POCKET VETOED, 11/5/92) (SENATE PASSED H.R. 11, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE TAX INCENTIVES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TAX ENTERPRISE ZONES. .)H.R. 11 · 102nd Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-09-25	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal designation of income tax payments to presidential election campaign fund. — (SENATE TABLED THE GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 3179, TO REPEAL THE DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND.)H.R. 11 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1992-09-25	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate that up to 10 percent of their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt, and to require spending reductions equal to the amounts so designated. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 306 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSIDERATION OF SMITH AMENDMENT NO. 3161, TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO DESIGNATE THAT UP TO 10 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME TAX LIABILITY BE USED TO REDUCE THE NATIONAL DEBT, AND TO REQUIRE SPENDING REDUCTIONS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNTS SO DESIGNATED.)H.R. 11 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1992-09-24	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit deductions for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products, and to use the resulting revenues for advertising expenditures to persuade individuals not to use tobacco products. — (SENATE TABLED THE HARKIN AMENDMENT NO. 3170, TO LIMIT DEDUCTIONS FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND TO USE THE RESULTING REVENUES FOR ADVERTISING EXPENDITURES TO PERSUADE INDIVIDUALS NOT TO USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS.)H.R. 11 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1992-08-12	To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to provide for a maximum long-term capital gains rate of 15 percent and indexing of certain capital assets, and for other purposes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 311(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF MACK AMENDMENT NO. 2936, TO PROVIDE FOR A MAXIMUM LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS RATE OF 15 PERCENT AND INDEXING OF CERTAIN CAPITAL ASSETS.)H.R. 11 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-07-29	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove certain high-speed intercity rail facility bonds from the State volume cap for tax-exempt bond financing. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE THE SYMMS AMENDMENT NO. 2784, TO REMOVE CERTAIN HIGH-SPEED INTERCITY RAIL FACILITY BONDS FROM THE STATE VOLUME CAP FOR TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING.)H.R. 776 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Raise revenue
1992-03-20	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for increased economic growth and to provide tax relief for families. — 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) (SENATE AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4210, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR INCREASED ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Conference Report	Nay	Raise revenue
1992-03-13	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for increased economic growth and to provide tax relief for families. — (SENATE PASSED H.R. 4210, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR INCREASED ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Raise revenue
1992-03-13	To strike the proposed rate increases. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 311(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF SEYMOUR AMENDMENT NO. 1731, TO STRIKE THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASES.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-03-13	To provide for rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 311(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF KASTEN AMENDMENT NO. 1729, TO PROVIDE FOR ROLLOVER OF GAIN FROM SALE OF FARM ASSETS INTO AN INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-03-13	To provide a substitute amendment which removes certain revenue raisers and includes defense caps and a freeze on domestic and international discretionary spending. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 311(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF KASTEN MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1721, TO REMOVE CERTAIN REVENUE RAISERS AND TO INCLUDE DEFENSE CAPS AND A FREEZE ON DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-03-13	To provide a credit against tax for employers who provide on-site day-care facilities for dependents of their employees. — (SENATE TABLED THE DECONCINI AMENDMENT NO. 1727, TO PROVIDE A CREDIT AGAINST TAX FOR EMPLOYERS WHO PROVIDE ONSITE DAY-CARE FACILITIES FOR DEPENDENTS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Raise revenue
1992-03-13	To discourage States from providing general welfare assistance to able-bodied individuals unless such individuals are participating in a State workfare program. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE THE D'AMATO AMENDMENT NO. 1725, TO DISCOURAGE STATES FROM PROVIDING GENERAL WELFARE ASSISTANCE TO ABLE-BODIED INDIVIDUALS UNLESS SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE PARTICIPATING IN A STATE WORKFARE PROGRAM.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1992-03-13	To provide for highway funding. — (SENATE TABLED THE BUMPERS AMENDMENT NO. 1723, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT SHOULD DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY UNDER THE 1990 BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL TO AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF $5 BILLION IN 1992 AND $5 BILLION IN 1993, IN EXCESS OF THE ALLOCATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR BY LAW, FROM THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUNDS, TO CREATE JOBS, EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, STIMULATE THE ECONOMY, AND PROVIDE A SAFE AND SOUND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR NATION'S FUTURE.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1992-03-13	To require a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate to pass any bill increasing taxes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 306 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF MCCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 1722, TO REQUIRE 60 VOTES IN THE SENATE TO PASS ANY BILL INCREASING TAXES.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-03-12	To provide tax incentives for businesses locating on Indian reservations, and for other puproses. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 311(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF MCCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 1720, TO PROVIDE TAX INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESSES LOCATING ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
1992-03-12	To prohibit a State from imposing an income tax on the pension or retirement income of individuals who are not residents or domiciliaries of that State. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE THE REID AMENDMENT NO. 1719, TO PROHIBIT A STATE FROM IMPOSING AN INCOME TAX ON PENSION OR RETIREMENT INCOME OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT RESIDENTS OR DOMICILIARIES OF THAT STATE.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Cut taxes
1992-03-12	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the House bank. — (SENATE AGREED TO HELMS MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1714, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT NO SENATE BANK WITH CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE FORMER HOUSE BANK SHOULD EVER BE ESTABLISHED.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1992-03-12	To reduce the Federal budget deficit, and to express the sense of the Senate that additional funds should be directed toward job training and transportation infrastructure improvements. — (SENATE TABLED THE LEVIN AMENDMENT NO. 1712, TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT, AND TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD JOB TRAINING IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1992-03-11	In the nature of a substitute, the Economic Recovery Act of 1992. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 311(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 1709, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1992-03-11	To provide for the containment of prescription drug prices by reducing certain non-research related tax credits to pharmaceutical manufacturers, by establishing the Prescription Drug Policy Review Commission, be requiring a study of the feasibility of establishing a pharmaceutical products price review board, and by requiring a study of the value of Federal subsidies and tax credits given to pharmaceutical manufacturers, and for other purposes. — 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) (SENATE TABLED THE PRYOR AMENDMENT NO. 1708, ADDING THE "PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTAINMENT ACT OF 1992.".)H.R. 4210 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Cut taxes
1991-11-22	To provide an incentive for increased consumer spending and to provide a short-term economic stimulus by waiving the penalty under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on certain withdrawals from pension plans which are used to purchase consumer goods and other items and by extending for 1 year the research and experimentation tax credit, the low-income housing tax credit, the mortgage revenue bond tax provisions, and the targeted jobs tax credit. — (SENATE TABLED THE SPECTER AMENDMENT NO. 1409, TO WAIVE THE PENALTY UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 ON CERTAIN WITHDRAWALS FROM PENSION PLANS WHICH ARE USED TO PURCHASE CONSUMER GOODS AND TO EXTEND FOR 1 YEAR THE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION TAX CREDIT, THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT, THE MORTGAGE REVENUE BOND TAX PROVISIONS, AND THE TARGETED JOBS TAX CREDIT.)H.J.Res. 157 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Cut taxes
1991-04-24	To allow a Social Security tax cut. — S.C.R.29 BY SASSER (D-TN) -- RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, AND 1996 (SENATE TABLED THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT NO. 74, REDUCING THE CURRENT SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTION RATES AND PLACING SOCIAL SECURITY ON A PAY-AS-YOU-GO BASIS.)S.Con.Res. 29 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Cut taxes
1991-01-24	A bill 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 BY ROSTENKOWSKI (D-IL) -- OPERATION DESERT SHIELD PARTICIPANTS, EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS (PUB. L. 102-2, APPROVED 1/30/91) (SENATE PASSED H.R. 4, 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 Passage of the Bill	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.