← Melvin L. Watt
Melvin L. Watt on Taxes
DemocratNC
Taxes157 votes · 63.4/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
365 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 157 of them counted toward the score above: 81 toward “Raise revenue” and 76 toward “Cut taxes”.
The other 208 did not count: 206 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-12 | AMT Relief ActH.R. 4351 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2007-12-12 | AMT Relief ActH.R. 4351 · 110th Congress · Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-11-09 | Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007H.R. 3996 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2007-11-06 | Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax ActH.R. 3997 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2007-10-30 | Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007H.R. 3678 · 110th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Senate Amendment | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2007-10-18 | Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization ActH.R. 976 · 110th Congress · Passage, Objections of the President Notwithstanding | Yea | Raise revenue |
| 2007-10-16 | Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007H.R. 3678 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2007-10-10 | Tax Collection Responsibility ActH.R. 3056 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Raise revenue |
| 2007-10-10 | Tax Collection Responsibility ActH.R. 3056 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-10-04 | Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007.H.R. 3648 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2007-10-04 | Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007.H.R. 3648 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-10-03 | Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization ActH.R. 976 · 110th Congress · On Postponing to a Date Certain | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-09-25 | Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization ActH.R. 976 · 110th Congress · Agree to Senate Amendments with Amendments | Yea | Raise revenue |
| 2007-09-25 | Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 976, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposesH.Res. 675 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-09-25 | Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 976, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposesH.Res. 675 · 110th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-08-04 | Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007H.R. 2776 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2007-08-04 | Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007H.R. 2776 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-04-19 | Adjustment of Estimated Tax Payment Safe Harbor for Individual Taxpayers with Adjusted Gross Income Greater than $5 MillionH.R. 1906 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Raise revenue |
| 2007-04-17 | Taxpayer Protection ActH.R. 1677 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-02-16 | Small Business Tax Relief ActH.R. 976 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2006-12-08 | Tax Relief and Health Care ActH.R. 6111 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Agree to Senate Amendment with Amendment | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2006-12-08 | Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006H.R. 6111 · 109th Congress · Motion to Amend the House Amendment to Senate Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-12-08 | Relating to consideration of the bill H.R. 6111 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.H.Res. 1099 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2006-07-29 | Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief ActH.R. 5970 · 109th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2006-07-29 | Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief ActH.R. 5970 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-07-28 | Providing for the consideration of H.R. 5970, Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act and H.R. 4, Pension Protection ActH.Res. 966 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2006-06-22 | Permanent Estate Tax Relief ActH.R. 5638 · 109th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2006-06-22 | Permanent Estate Tax Relief ActH.R. 5638 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-06-22 | Permanent Estate Tax Relief ActH.R. 5638 · 109th Congress · Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2006-06-22 | Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006H.R. 5638 · 109th Congress · On Consideration | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2006-06-22 | Providing for the consideration of H.R. 5638, Permanent Estate Tax Relief ActH.Res. 885 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2006-06-22 | Providing for the consideration of H.R. 5638, Permanent Estate Tax Relief ActH.Res. 885 · 109th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2006-05-10 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2006-05-10 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-05-03 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-04-27 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-04-06 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-04-05 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 513) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposesH.Res. 755 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2006-04-05 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 513) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposesH.Res. 755 · 109th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2006-03-29 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-03-16 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2006-02-08 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2005-12-08 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2005-12-08 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation ActH.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2005-12-08 | Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005H.R. 4297 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2005-12-07 | Gulf Opportunity Zone ActH.R. 4440 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2005-12-07 | Tax Revision ActH.R. 4388 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2005-12-07 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend to 2006 the alternative minimum tax relief available in 2005 and to index such relief for inflationH.R. 4096 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2005-04-13 | Death Tax Repeal Permanency ActH.R. 8 · 109th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2005-04-13 | Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005H.R. 8 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2005-04-13 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to make the repeal of the estate tax permanentH.Res. 202 · 109th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2005-03-16 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rateH.R. 1270 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Raise revenue |
| 2004-10-07 | American Jobs Creation ActH.R. 4520 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2004-09-29 | American Jobs Creation ActH.R. 4520 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-09-23 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end certain abusive tax practices, to provide tax relief and simplification, and for other purposes.H.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2004-09-23 | Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1308) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposesH.Res. 794 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-09-23 | Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1308) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposesH.Res. 794 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-09-23 | The Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee ActH.R. 1057 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2004-09-09 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end certain abusive tax practices, to provide tax relief and simplification, and for other purposes.H.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-07-22 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end certain abusive tax practices, to provide tax relief and simplification, and for other purposes.H.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-07-21 | Tax Simplification for America’s Job Creators Act of 2004H.R. 4840 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2004-07-20 | Stock Option Accounting Reform ActH.R. 3574 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-07-20 | Stock Option Accounting Reform ActH.R. 3574 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-07-20 | Stock Option Accounting Reform ActH.R. 3574 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-07-20 | Stock Option Accounting Reform ActH.R. 3574 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-06-17 | American Jobs Creation ActH.R. 4520 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2004-06-17 | American Jobs Creation ActH.R. 4520 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-06-17 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4520) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroadH.Res. 681 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-06-17 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4520) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroadH.Res. 681 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-06-02 | Simple Tax for Seniors Act of 2004H.R. 4109 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-20 | Child Credit Preservation and Expansion ActH.R. 4359 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2004-05-20 | Child Credit Preservation and Expansion Act of 2004H.R. 4359 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-13 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracketH.R. 4275 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2004-05-13 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracket.H.R. 4275 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-12 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangementsH.R. 4279 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2004-05-12 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangementsH.R. 4279 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-12 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.H.R. 4279 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-12 | Providing for the consideration of H.R. 4275, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 10-percent individual income tax rate bracketH.Res. 637 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-05 | Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief ActH.R. 4227 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2004-05-05 | Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004H.R. 4227 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-04-28 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the increased standard deduction, and the 15-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion, for married taxpayers filing joint returnsH.R. 4181 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Raise revenue |
| 2004-04-28 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the increased standard deduction, and the 15-percent individual income tax rate bracket expansion, for married taxpayers filing joint returnsH.R. 4181 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-04-28 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the marriage penalty relief provided under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.H.R. 4181 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-04-21 | Guardsmen and Reservists Financial Relief ActH.R. 1779 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2003-11-06 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-10-28 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-10-15 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-10-01 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-09-30 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-09-23 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-09-17 | Charitable Giving ActH.R. 7 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Cut taxes |
| 2003-09-17 | Charitable Giving ActH.R. 7 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-09-17 | Charitable Giving Act of 2003 H.R. 7 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-09-10 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-09-10 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-09-05 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2003-07-25 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-07-25 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-07-25 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-07-21 | Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity ActH.R. 1308 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | 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.