TO WAIVE THE SPENDING RESTRICTION CONTAINED IN THE 1985 BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT (GRAMM-RUDMAN-HOLLINGS) WITH REGARD TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE IRS TO BEGIN NEW VEHICLE RECORD- KEEPING REQUIREMENTS. (A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY OF TOTAL SENATORS IS REQUIRED TO WAIVE THE SPENDING-LIMIT REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRAMM-RUDMAN LAW.)

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(0.85): Waiving budget rules to block IRS vehicle record-keeping rules lowers tax compliance burdens.

  Tagged by: keyword:irs

  Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

• Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

  model(0.90): Waiving budget act spending restrictions permits spending beyond baseline budget limits.

  Tagged by: keyword:balanced budget,appropriations

  Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

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