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House vote: H.R. 1906 // April 19, 2007

Adjustment of Estimated Tax Payment Safe Harbor for Individual Taxpayers with Adjusted Gross Income Greater than $5 Million

Sponsor: ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase (from 110% to 110.1%) the estimated tax payment safe harbor percentage for determining the amount of estimated tax payable by individual taxpayers whose adjusted gross income for the preceding taxable year exceeds $5 million.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 109,250,082 people48.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

203 votes, representing 109,752,571 people48.3%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 House. The winning side fell 1.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21648.1%
NayLost20348.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%