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H.R. 8 // June 8, 2006Senate: Needed 60 votes to end debate

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005

Sponsor: KENNY HULSHOF (R-MO)

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 - Declares that the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, which terminate its application to estates of decedents dying, gifts made, or generation skipping transfers, after December 31, 2010, shall not in fact apply to title V of such Act, which repeals estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. (Thus makes the repeal of such taxes permanent.)

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

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Won the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 101,021,175 people44.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 116,034,996 people51.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4144.9%
YeaLost5751.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%

Senate This side won even though more senators, and more Americans, voted the other way. Ending debate needed 60 votes here, not a majority.