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H.R. 6111 // December 9, 2006

Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

Sponsor: ELLEN TAUSCHER (D-CA)

Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 - Division A: Extension and Expansion of Certain Tax Relief Provisions, and Other Tax Provisions - Title I: Extension and Modification of Certain Provisions - (Sec. , 15-year straight-line cost recovery) of qualified leasehold improvements and restaurant property; (9) parity rules for mental health benefits under group health benefit plans; (10) the tax deduction for donations by corporations of scientific property used for research and of computer technology and equipment; (11) the suspension of the taxable income limitation on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal oil wells; and (12) the authority for certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) undercover investigations. (Sec.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 306 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

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Won the vote · Yea

79 votes, representing 189,976,446 people84.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

9 votes, representing 15,790,694 people7.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7984.4%
NayLost97.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.6%