Christopher H. Shays on Taxes

RepublicanCT

Taxes151 votes · 50.4/100 consistent

Raise revenueCut taxes

316 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 151 of them counted toward the score above: 32 toward “Raise revenue” and 119 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 165 did not count: 164 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
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	Yea	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	Nay	Raise revenue
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	Yea	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	Yea	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	Nay	Cut taxes
1988-10-21	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON HR 4333, TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS, TO CORRECT TECHNICAL ERRORS IN THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986 AND CERTAIN OTHER TAX LAWS. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 4333 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1988-10-06	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 2953, GAS PIPELINE TAXATION, TO AMEND TITLE 28 OF THE U.S. CODE TO ALLOW THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS TO PROHIBIT OR WITHHOLD SOME STATE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES ON INTERSTATE GAS TRANSMISSION PROPERTY. MOTION FAILED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT NOT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 2953 · 100th Congress	Nay	Raise revenue
1988-08-04	TO PASS HR 4333, TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS, TO CORRECT TECHNICAL MISTAKES IN THE 1986 TAX ACT AND MAKE OTHER CHANGES IN TAX LAW.H.R. 4333 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1988-08-04	TO ADOPT H RES 507, THE RULE TO ALLOW FOR CONSIDERATION OF HR 4333, TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.H.R. 4333 · 100th Congress	Nay	Direction 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.