Senate Roll Call 324, 114th Congress · December 3, 2015
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the special rule for seniors relating to the income level for deduction of medical care expenses, and for other purposes.
Question before the chamber: On the Amendment
Solid = yea, faded = nay.
The measure
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016.
Policy area: Health — 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(0.85): Extends tax deductions for senior medical care expenses, aiding health care access.
Tagged by: policy-area:Health
Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage
- TaxesA yea counts toward “Cut taxes”
model(0.90): Extending a tax deduction for medical expenses lowers tax liability.
Tagged by: keyword:internal revenue code
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 (60)
- Lamar Alexander
- Kelly Ayotte
- John Barrasso
- Roy Blunt
- John Boozman
- Richard Burr
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Bill Cassidy
- Daniel Coats
- Thad Cochran
- Susan M. Collins
- Bob Corker
- John Cornyn
- Tom Cotton
- Mike Crapo
- Ted Cruz
- Steve Daines
- Michael B. Enzi
- Joni Ernst
- Deb Fischer
- Jeff Flake
- Cory Gardner
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin G. Hatch
- Dean Heller
- John Hoeven
- James M. Inhofe
- Johnny Isakson
- Ron Johnson
- Tim Kaine
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Mark Kirk
- James Lankford
- Mike Lee
- Joe Manchin, III
- John McCain
- Claire McCaskill
- Mitch McConnell
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Rand Paul
- David Perdue
- Rob Portman
- James E. Risch
- Pat Roberts
- Mike Rounds
- Marco Rubio
- Ben Sasse
- Tim Scott
- Jeff Sessions
- Richard C. Shelby
- Dan Sullivan
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Thom Tillis
- Patrick J. Toomey
- David Vitter
- Mark R. Warner
- Roger F. Wicker
Nay (39)
- Tammy Baldwin
- Michael F. Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cory A. Booker
- Barbara Boxer
- Sherrod Brown
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Thomas R. Carper
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Christopher A. Coons
- Joe Donnelly
- Richard J. Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Martin Heinrich
- Heidi Heitkamp
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Edward J. Markey
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Christopher Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid
- Brian Schatz
- Charles E. Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Debbie Stabenow
- Tom Udall
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
Not voting or present (1)
- Bernard SandersDid not vote
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