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107th Congress > House > Vote 516

Date: February 06, 2002

Result: 235-181 (Failed)

Clerk session vote number: 10

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget General Interest

Sponsor: BACHUS, Spencer T., III (R-AL)

Bill number: HCONRES312

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the scheduled Tax Relief Provided by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed by a Bipartisan Majority in Congress should not be suspended or repealed

Bill summary: Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the scheduled tax relief provided for by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress, should not be suspended or repealed; (2) suspending, repealing, or delaying provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is a tax increase; (3) increasing taxes in the midst of a recession would not be helpful to the Nation's economy or American (...show more) workers; and (4) instead of increasing taxes, Congress should be working with the President to promote long-term economic growth through a fair tax code that puts the least possible burden on taxpayers.

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Bill titles: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the scheduled tax relief provided for by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress should not be suspended or repealed.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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