Key Vote 110th Congress > Senate > Vote 657

Date: December 11, 2008

Result: 52-35 (Cloture Motion Rejected)

Clerk session vote number: 215

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget General Interest

Bill number: HR7005

Question: On the Cloture Motion

Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2008 for individual taxpayers: (1) the offset of nonrefundable personal tax credits against regular and alternative minimum tax (AMT) liability; and (2) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amounts. Increases the alternative minimum tax (AMT) refundable credit amount for individuals who have long-term unused minimum tax credits from prior taxable years. Abates any underpayment of tax attributable to the application of special AMT rules for the treatment of incentive stock options.

Bill titles: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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