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H.R. 3996 · 110th Congress

Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

Law · 110-166 · Dec 26, 2007
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  1. House Introduced Oct 30, 2007
  2. House Passed Nov 9, 2007
  3. Senate Passed Dec 6, 2007 88–5
  4. House Changes resolved Dec 19, 2007
  5. President To the President Dec 20, 2007
  6. President Signed Dec 26, 2007
  7. Law Dec 26, 2007

Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2007 for individual taxpayers: (1) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amounts; and (2) the offset of nonrefundable personal tax credits against regular and AMT liability.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 26, 2007

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 6, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2007 for individual taxpayers: (1) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amounts; and (2) the offset of nonrefundable personal tax credits against regular and AMT liability.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Bill Passed Dec 6, 2007 · 88 Yea – 5 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Harry Reid
About this bill and sources

Official title: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

Also known as: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

Latest action (Dec 26, 2007): Became Public Law No: 110-166.

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 30, 2007

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  1. House Introduced Oct 30, 2007
  2. House Passed Nov 9, 2007
  3. Senate Passed Dec 6, 2007 88–5
  4. House Changes resolved Dec 19, 2007
  5. President To the President Dec 20, 2007
  6. President Signed Dec 26, 2007
  7. Law Dec 26, 2007

Final vote · Senate · Dec 6, 2007

Passage — Bill Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Yea88
LMR Murkowski TSR Stevens JSR Sessions RSR Shelby BLD Lincoln MPD Pryor JKR Kyl BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein KSD Salazar WAR Allard JLI Lieberman BND Nelson MMR Martinez JIR Isakson SCR Chambliss DAD Akaka DID Inouye CGR Grassley THD Harkin LCR Craig MCR Crapo RDD Durbin EBD Bayh RLR Lugar PRR Roberts SBR Brownback JBR Bunning MMR McConnell DVR Vitter MLD Landrieu JKD Kerry TKD Kennedy BMD Mikulski BCD Cardin OSR Snowe SCR Collins CLD Levin DSD Stabenow AKD Klobuchar NCR Coleman CMD McCaskill KBR Bond TCR Cochran TLR Lott JTD Tester MBD Baucus EDR Dole RBR Burr BND Nelson CHR Hagel JSR Sununu JGR Gregg BMD Menendez FLD Lautenberg JBD Bingaman PDR Domenici HRD Reid CSD Schumer SBD Brown JIR Inhofe TCR Coburn GSR Smith RWD Wyden ASR Specter BCD Casey JRD Reed JDR DeMint LGR Graham JTR Thune TJD Johnson BCR Corker LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison OHR Hatch RBR Bennett JWD Webb JWR Warner BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray HKD Kohl JRD Rockefeller RBD Byrd JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Nay5
TCD Carper BDD Dorgan KCD Conrad SWD Whitehouse RFD Feingold
Not Voting7
JMR McCain CDD Dodd JBD Biden BOD Obama JER Ensign HCD Clinton GVR Voinovich
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Ted StevensRAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Blanche LincolnDARYea
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZNot Voting
Jon KylRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Ken SalazarDCOYea
Wayne AllardRCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTNot Voting
Joseph LiebermanIDCTYea
Joseph BidenDDENot Voting
Thomas CarperDDENay
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Mel MartinezRFLYea
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Saxby ChamblissRGAYea
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIAYea
Larry CraigRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Barack ObamaDILNot Voting
Richard DurbinDILYea
Evan BayhDINYea
Richard LugarRINYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSYea
Jim BunningRKYYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
David VitterRLAYea
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMAYea
Ted KennedyDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Norm ColemanRMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Kit BondRMOYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Trent LottRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Elizabeth DoleRNCYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Byron DorganDNDNay
Kent ConradDNDNay
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Chuck HagelRNEYea
John SununuRNHYea
Judd GreggRNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Pete DomeniciRNMYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVNot Voting
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Hillary ClintonDNYNot Voting
George VoinovichROHNot Voting
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Thomas CoburnROKYea
Gordon SmithRORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRINay
Jim DeMintRSCYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Robert BennettRUTYea
Jim WebbDVAYea
John WarnerRVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Russell FeingoldDWINay
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Robert ByrdDWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea
All recorded votes (2)
  • Passage Bill Passed
    Senate · Dec 6, 2007 · “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3996” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Dec 6, 2007 · “On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3996” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid