13. H.R. 6, Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act. Substitute amendment to reduce taxes for married couples by some $95 billion over 10 years, increase the standard deduction for married couples to twice that for singles, increase the eligibility limit for couples for the earned income tax credit by $2,000 in 2001 and by $2,500 in 2002, and not make any changes to the lowest income tax bracket. No. Failed 192-233. 2/10/00.

14. H.R. 6. Motion to recommit the bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to repay the national debt before reducing tax rates. No. Failed 196-230. 2/10/00.

15. H.R. 6. On passage of the bill to reduce taxes for married couples by some $182 billion over 10 years, increase the standard deduction claimed by married couples to twice the amount claimed by single taxpayers, gradually increase from 2003 to 2008 the upper boundary of the 15 percent tax bracket to twice the limit for singles, and allow couples to earn an additional $2,000 before being disqualified from receiving the earned income tax credit. Yes. Passed 268-158. 2/10/00.

27. H.R. 5, Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act. On passage of the bill to eliminate the earnings test for senior citizens ages 65 through 69 and allow them to earn money without having their Social Security benefits reduced. [Under current law, retirees ages 65 through 69 lose $1 in Social Security benefits for every $3 they earn each year above a certain level (currently $17,000).] Yes. Passed 422-0. 3/1/00.

40. H.R. 3081, Small Business Tax Fairness Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to add an amendment that would strike the text of the bill and insert language that would permanently extend the work opportunities tax credit and the welfare-to-work credit, and allow self-employed individuals to deduct their entire health insurance costs. No. Failed 207-218. 3/9/00.

41. H.R. 3081. On passage of the bill to provide about $122.7 billion over 10 years in tax cuts, including reductions of estate and gift taxes totaling $78.7 billion; increase the deduction for health insurance for self-employed individuals to 100 percent beginning in 2001; authorize the Housing and Urban Development secretary to designate 15 renewal communities in both urban and rural areas; and increase the deductible percentage of business and meal expenses to 60 percent in 2002. Yes. Passed 257-169. 3/9/00.

42. H.R. 3846, minimum wage increase. Motion to proceed with consideration of the bill despite a point of order raised that the bill constituted an unfunded mandate. Yes. Passed 274-141. 3/9/00.

43. H.R. 3846. Amendment to increase the minimum wage by $1 over two years. No. Passed 246-179. 3/9/00.

44. H.R. 3846. Motion to recommit the bill to the Education and Workforce Committee with instructions to report it back to the House with an amendment that would strike the exemption from minimum wage guidelines for computer professionals, funeral directors and certain sales employees and gradually phase in the minimum wage in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. No. Failed 181-243. 3/9/00.

45. H.R. 3846. On passage of the bill, as amended, to increase the federal hourly minimum wage by $1 over two years and exempt computer professionals, funeral directors and certain sales employees from minimum wage guidelines. Yes. Passed 282-143. 3/9/00.

70. H.Con.Res. 290, FY 2001 budget resolution. Substitute amendment on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus that calls for cuts in defense spending, compared to the resolution, while increasing domestic spending on education, housing and economic development. No. Failed 70-348. 3/23/00.

71. H.Con.Res. 290. Substitute amendment on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus that calls for cuts in defense spending, compared to the resolution, while increasing funding for education, health care and veterans. No. Failed 61-351. 3/23/00.

72. H.Con.Res. 290. Substitute amendment on behalf of The Coalition, also known as the Blue Dogs, that commits 50 percent of the surplus to pay down the national debt, 25 percent for Social Security and Medicare, and 25 percent for tax cuts. No. Failed 171-243. 3/23/00.

73. H.Con.Res. 290. Substitute amendment on behalf of the Conservative Action Team that freezes non-defense discretionary spending while increasing defense spending and tax cuts over those levels provided in the resolution. No. Failed 78-339. 3/23/00.

74. H.Con.Res. 290. Substitute amendment that calls for extending the solvency of Social Security and Medicare programs, repaying the public debt and providing targeted tax cuts, and provides for $306.3 billion overall in defense discretionary spending, and $2.6 billion in net tax cuts in 2001. No. Failed 184-233. 3/23/00.

75. H.Con.Res. 290. To adopt the resolution to set broad spending and revenue targets for the next five years and provide tax cuts of $150 billion over five years, create a reserve fund of $50 billion that could be used for tax cuts, create a $40 billion reserve fund for unspecified changes in Medicare, possibly including prescription drug coverage, create a “lockbox” aimed at ensuring that Social Security surpluses are not spent on other programs, provide $596.5 billion in discretionary spending, a 2 percent increase over current levels, and provide $307.3 billion in defense spending, a 6 percent increase over current levels. Yes. Passed 211-207. 3/23/00.

79. H.R. 5, Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act. To agree to the Senate amendment to the bill to eliminate the Social Security earnings test and allow senior citizens ages 65 through 69 to earn money without having their Social Security benefits reduced. The Senate amendment would lift the earnings limit at the beginning of the year in which a senior reaches retirement age. Yes. Passed 419-0. 3/28/00.

114. H.Con.Res. 290, FY 2001 budget resolution. Motion to instruct conferees to insist that the House Ways and Means Committee not report its tax cuts before Sept. 22, allowing Congress enough time to enact legislation to establish a Medicare prescription drug program, and to use the Senate’s tax-cut figure, which does not include the House-passed $50 billion “reserve” fund that could be put toward tax cuts. No. Failed 198-210. 4/10/00.

116. H.R. 4163, Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2000, to increase privacy protection for taxpayers and strengthen rules regarding disclosure of information by the IRS, and reduce the penalties and interest payments individuals must pay. Yes. Passed 424-0, under suspension of rules. 4/11/00.

117. H.Res. 467, to express the sense of the House that the tax and user-fee increases proposed by the president in the FY 2001 budget should be adopted. No. Failed 1-420, under suspension of rules. 4/11/00.

119. H.J.Res. 94, Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment. To propose a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority vote of those present and voting in the House and Senate to pass any legislation that increases federal revenues by more than a “de minimis” amount, except in times of war or military conflict threatening national security. Yes. Failed 234-192. 4/12/00. [Note: a two-thirds majority vote of those present and voting (284 in this case) is required to pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution.]

125. H.Con.Res. 290. To adopt the conference report on the FY 2001 budget resolution, to provide tax cuts of $150 billion over five years and creates a “reserve fund” of $25 billion that could be used for tax cuts; establish a $40 billion reserve fund for Medicare reform and to provide prescription drug coverage for seniors; and provide $600.3 billion in discretionary spending, including $310.8 billion in defense appropriations and $289.5 billion in non-defense discretionary spending. Yes. Passed 220-208. 4/13/00.

126. H.R. 4199, Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to ensure that reform of the tax system is fiscally responsible, that it not endanger a balanced budget nor use funds devoted to Social Security, and that it be fair to all income classes and simplify the tax code. No. Failed 191-228. 4/13/00.

127. H.R. 4199. On passage of the bill to foster a national dialogue on ways to replace the current income tax system with one that is fairer, less complicated and less burdensome to working Americans by providing that the current tax code sunset effective Dec. 31, 2004, but exempt payroll taxes relating to Social Security and Medicare; require that Congress approve a replacement tax code no later than July 4, 2004, to ensure a smooth transition to the new system at the beginning of 2005, and establish a bipartisan 15-member National Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification to report to Congress on a new, fairer and more simple tax code. Yes. Passed 229-187. 4/13/00.

186. H.R. 863, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act. Amendment to replace the annual budget and appropriations process with a biennial system. No. Failed 201-217. 5/16/00.

187. H.R. 863. Amendment to automatically enact continuing resolutions to fund programs at the previous year’s level when appropriations bills are not enacted by the start of the fiscal year. No. Failed 173-236. 5/16/00.

188. H.R. 863. Amendment to eliminate a provision in the bill that would move the analysis of budget functions from the budget resolution to the committee report. No. Failed 188-225. 5/16/00.

189. H.R. 863. On passage of the bill to change the budget resolution from a non-binding concurrent resolution to a joint resolution requiring presidential signature and having the force of law; create an emergency reserve fund at least equal to the average amount spent on emergencies over the past five years, and limit reauthorization on all programs to 10 years. No. Failed 166-250. 5/16/00.

232. H.R. 3916, telephone tax repeal. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee with instructions to include a provision barring organizations that exist under the Internal Revenue Code’s section 527 from benefitting from the bill unless such organizations disclose donors and affiliation. No. Failed 208-214. 5/25/00.

233. H.R. 3916. On passage of the bill to eliminate the 3 percent excise tax on telecommunications service. Yes. Passed 420-2. 5/25/00.

252. H.R. 8, estate tax repeal. Amendment to reduce all estate tax rates by 20 percent and raise the estate and gift-tax exemption to $4 million for family farmers and small-business owners as well as immediately increase the exemption for everyone from $675,000 to $1.1 million. No. Failed 196-222. 6/9/00.

253. H.R. 8. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee with instructions to deny the gift-tax exclusion to organizations that exist under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code unless such organizations disclose their donors. No. Failed 202-216. 6/9/00.

254. H.R. 8. On passage of the bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the estate and gift taxes, repealing them entirely by 2010. Yes. Passed 279-136. 6/9/00.

296. H.R. 4601, Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act to set aside a portion of the FY 2000 non-Social Security surplus to be used only for debt reduction.. Yes. Passed 419-5, under suspension of rules. 6/20/00.

297. H.R. 3859, Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act to permit the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust fund surpluses to be used only to pay down the national debt until legislation to overhaul both programs is enacted. Yes. Passed 420-2, under suspension of rules. 6/20/00.

341. H.R. 4762, to require groups organized under Section 527 of the tax code to disclose contribution and expenditure information to the Treasury Department. Yes. Passed 385-39, under suspension of rules. 6/27/00.

359. H.R. 4461, FY 2001 agriculture appropriations. Amendment to increase the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station appropriation by $100,000 and decrease by an equal amount funding for the Agriculture Department’s Inspector General and communications offices. No. Failed 94-326. 6/29/00.

360. H.R. 4461. Amendment to reduce the Agriculture Department’s appropriation for special research and grant programs by $200,000 with the intention to eliminate a grant for “international asparagus competitiveness.” No. Failed 132-287. 6/29/00.

361. H.R. 4461. Amendment to eliminate the Agriculture Department’s agri-tourism program by reducing the entire $2 million appropriation. No. Failed 94-319. 6/29/00.

390. H.R. 4810, Marriage Penalty Tax Elimination Reconciliation Act. Substitute amendment to reduce taxes for married couples by $95 billion over 10 years, increasing the standard deduction for married couples to twice that for singles; increasing the eligibility limit for couples for the earned income tax credit by $2,000 in 2001 and by $2,500 in 2002, and not make any changes to the lowest income tax bracket. No. Failed 198-228. 7/12/00.

391. H.R. 4810. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee with instructions to add language that would not put the tax reduction into effect until a Medicare prescription drug benefit meeting certain criteria was enacted. No. Failed 197-230. 7/12/00

392. H.R. 4810. On passage of the marriage penalty tax relief bill to reduce taxes for married couples by approximately $182.3 billion over 10 years, increasing the standard deduction claimed by married couples to twice the amount claimed by single taxpayers; gradually increase the upper boundary of the 15 percent tax bracket fro 2003 to 2008 to twice the limit for singles; and allow couples to earn an additional $2,000 before being disqualified from receiving the earned income tax credit. Yes. Passed 269-159. 7/12/00.

408. H.R. 4810, marriage tax penalty elimination. Motion to instruct conferees on the bill to maximize the amount of relief provided to middle- and low-income taxpayers, minimize the additional marriage bonuses provided to taxpayers already receiving marriage bonuses, and settle differences over effective dates and phase-in amounts in a fiscally responsible manner. No. Failed 203-222. 7/18/00.

409. H.R. 4866, Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act to establish a Treasury Department account in FY 2001 into which $25 billion from the non-Social Security surplus would be deposited, and which could be used to reduce the national debt. Yes. Passed 422-1, under suspension of rules. 7/18/00.

410. H.R. 1102, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act. Amendment to add provisions to provide a refundable credit for low- and middle-income workers, and tax relief for small employers with pension plans. No. Failed 200-221. 7/19/00.

411. H.R. 1102. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee with instructions to add language specifying that the bill could take effect only if there was no on-budget deficit and if a Medicare prescription drug benefit was in place. No. Failed 185-239. 7/19/00.

412. H.R. 1102. On passage of the bill to increase, at a cost of $52.2 billion over 10 years, the amount individuals could contribute to traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts and to 401(k) plans and would make it easier for workers to take pension plans with them when they leave their jobs; increase from $2,000 to $5,000 the limit on annual contributions by 2003; provide that those age 50 and older could immediately contribute up to $5,000 more annually, and after 2003, contribution limits would increase with inflation in $500 increments. Yes. Passed 401-25. 7/19/00.

418. H.R. 4810. To adopt the conference report to the bill that would reduce taxes for married couples by some $89.9 billion over five years by increasing the standard deduction for married couples to twice the amount claimed by single taxpayers; providing for a gradual increase in the upper boundary of the 15 percent tax bracket from 2000 to Dec. 31, 2004, to twice the limit for singles; allowing couples to earn an additional $2,000 before being disqualified from receiving the earned income tax credit; allowing couples to use family tax credits without paying the alternative minimum tax even if they fell under the alternate minimum tax. Yes. Passed 271-156. 7/20/00.

449. H.R. 4865, Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act. Substitute amendment to strike the bill’s language and replace it with a provision that would increase the income thresholds at which 85 percent of Social Security benefits are subject to taxation from $34,000 to $80,000 for single taxpayers, and from $44,000 to $100,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly. No. Failed 169-256. 7/27/00.

450. H.R. 4865. On passage of the bill to repeal the provision in the 1993 law that increased the portion of Social Security benefits subject to taxation from 50 percent to 85 percent for single taxpayers with incomes over $34,000 and married taxpayers filing jointly with incomes over $44,000, effective Dec. 31, 2000, and provide that an amount equal to the revenues that would have been collected had the tax not been repealed would be transferred to the Medicare trust fund from the general fund. Yes. Passed 265-159. 7/27/00.

458. H.R. 8, estate tax repeal. To pass, over the veto of the president, the bill to reduce the estate and gift tax and ultimately repeal the tax by 2010. Yes. Failed 274-157. 9/7/00. [Note: 2/3 vote required to override presidential veto.]

466. H.R. 4810, marriage penalty tax repeal. To pass, over the veto of the president, the bill to reduce taxes for married couples by some $89.9 billion over five years. Yes. Failed 270-158. 9/13/00. [Note: 2/3 vote required to override presidential veto.]

477. H.R. 5173, Debt Relief Lock-Box Reconciliation Act to require all Social Security and Medicare surpluses to be used for debt reduction, pending enactment of legislation to overhaul those programs, providing that in FY 2001, $42 billion of the non-Social Security and non-Medicare surplus would have to be used for debt reduction. Yes. Passed 381-3, under suspension of rules. 9/18/00.

479. H.R. 5203, Debt Relief and Retirement Security Reconciliation to require all Social Security and Medicare surpluses to be used for debt reduction, pending enactment of legislation to overhaul those programs, providing that in FY 2001, $42 billion of the non-Social Security and non-Medicare surplus would have to be used for debt reduction, and to provide in the bill for an increase in the amount individuals may contribute to pensions, 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts. Yes. Passed 401-20, under suspension of rules. 9/19/00.

489. H.R. 5117, to allow the parents of abducted children to continue claiming the missing child as a dependent for tax purposes, and provide that if the child were determined to be dead, or would have turned age 18, the provision would cease to apply. Yes. Passed 419-0, under suspension of rules. 9/26/00.

560. H.R. 2614, to adopt the conference report to the bill to increase the minimum wage $1 over two years, increase payments to Medicare-funded health care providers, provide a total of $240.4 billion in tax cuts over 10 years, and expand contribution limits for IRAs and other retirement savings. Yes. Passed 237-174. 10/26/00.

597. H.R. 4986, to agree to the Senate amendment to the bill to exempt from federal taxes most income earned abroad and repeal portions of PL 98-369 that created foreign sales corporations (FSCs) at a cost of some $1.5 billion over five years; provide that all foreign sales would be treated alike so long as 50 percent of the content of the goods sold was produced in the U.S.; and provide that current FSCs would be abolished on Sept. 30 and certain products, including oil, gas and unprocessed softwood timber, would not receive the benefit. Yes. Passed 316-72, under suspension of rules. 11/14/00.