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House vote: H.R. 4351 // December 12, 2007

AMT Relief Act of 2007

Sponsor: CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY)

AMT Relief Act of 2007 - Title I: Individual Tax Relief - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2007 for individual taxpayers: (1) the offset of nonrefundable personal tax credits against regular and alternative minimum tax (AMT) liability; and (2) the increased AMT exemption amounts. (Sec. 103) Increases the AMT refundable credit amount for individual taxpayers with long-term unused tax credits in prior taxable years. Abates any underpayment of tax and related interest and penalties attributable to the application of special AMT rules for the treatment of incentive stock options.

Taxation Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

225 votes, representing 113,819,213 people50.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

191 votes, representing 103,465,180 people45.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22550.1%
NayLost19145.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%