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House Roll Call 141, 104th Congress · February 21, 1995

H.R.831 BY ARCHER (R-TX) -- INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AMENDMENT (PUB. L. 104-7, APPROVED 4/11/95) (HOUSE REJECTED THE MCDERMOTT AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO PROVIDE A TAX DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR EMPLOYEES WHOSE EMPLOYERS DO NOT SUBSIDIZE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE; NARROW THE TAX PREFERENCE FOR SALES OF RADIO, TELEVISION AND CABLE COMPANIES TO MINORITY-OWNED FIRMS; PROVIDE A PHASED-IN TAX DEDUCTION BEGINNING IN 1996 FOR EMPLOYEES WHOSE EMPLOYERS DO NOT SUBSIDIZE THEIR HEALTH CARE; ENACT PROVISIONS TO TAX CERTAIN ASSETS OWNED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO RENOUNCE THEIR U.S. CITIZENSHIP; TIGHTEN THE LIMITATION OF THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) ON PEOPLE WITH DIVIDEND AND INTEREST INCOME; AND MAKE PEOPLE WITH DIVIDEND AND INTEREST INCOME OF $2,500 A YEAR INELIGIBLE FOR THE EITC.)

Question before the chamber: On Agreeing to the Amendment

191 yea · 234 nayFailed10 not voting or present
Democrat185 yea · 7 nay
Republican5 yea · 227 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 831 ↗

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

Policy area: Taxation — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

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.

  • Health CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

    model(0.90): Providing tax deductions for health insurance premiums helps expand healthcare coverage access.

    Tagged by: keyword:health insurance,health care

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • TaxesDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) The amendment includes both tax cuts (health deductions) and tax increases (expatriate asset tax, narrowing preferences).

    Tagged by: policy-area:Taxation

    Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

Who voted which way

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

Yea (191)

Nay (234)

Not voting or present (10)

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