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| 2006-04-05 | Campaign Finance Restrictions [HR513] | Passed (218-209) |
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| The House passed a bill imposing the same restrictions on grass-roots organizations as apply to political parties and political action committees, and permitting the Federal Elections Committee to control spending by such groups. | |||||
| 2006-05-10 | Tax Cuts [HR4297] | Agreed To (244-185) |
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| The House adopted a bill extending $70 billion in tax cuts, including the capital gains tax cuts, through 2010. | |||||
| 2006-05-25 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Production [HR5429] | Passed (225-201) |
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| The House passed a bill authorizing oil and gas production in a small portion of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. | |||||
| 2006-06-16 | Iraq War Resolution [HRES861] | Agreed To (256-153) |
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| The House adopted a resolution declaring opposition to an arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment of U.S. armed forces from Iraq, affirming the U.S. commitment to establishing democracy in Iraq, and honoring Americans taking an active part in the war on terror and the sacrifices of the U.S. armed forces who have died or been wounded. | |||||
| 2006-06-22 | Estate Tax Reduction [HR5638] | Passed (269-156) |
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| The House passed a bill significantly reducing the estate tax (the so-called death tax) and indexing the reduction for inflation. | |||||
| 2006-06-22 | Line-Item Veto [HR4890] | Passed (247-172) |
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| The House passed a bill authorizing the President to single out specific appropriations, spending, and special tax breaks for re-passage by the Congress under expedited procedures. | |||||
| 2006-07-18 | Same-Sex Marriage Ban [HJRES88] | Defeated (236-187) |
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| The House failed to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. | |||||
| 2006-07-19 | Embryonic Stem Cell Research [HR810] | Veto Sustained (235-193) |
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| The House failed to override President Bush's veto of legislation providing taxpayer funds for embryonic stem cell research. | |||||
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