To prohibit the consideration of any retroactive tax increase unless three-fifths of all Senators duly chosen and sworn waive the prohibition by roll call vote. — (SENATE REJECTED THE NICKLES/SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 1089, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY RETROACTIVE TAX INCREASE UNLESS THREE-FIFTHS OF ALL SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN WAIVE THE PROHIBITION BY ROLL CALL VOTE.)

The measure

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

• TaxesA yea counts toward “Cut taxes”

  model(0.90): Making tax increases harder to pass aligns with cutting taxes and opposing tax raises.

  Tagged by: keyword:tax increase

  Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

• Labor & WagesDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Making retroactive tax increases harder to pass is a tax issue, not a labor issue.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Labor and Employment

  Axis: Worker priority ← → Employer priority

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.