American Taxpayer Relief Act

Did the Vote Pass? Yes
Voted Yea 79
Voted Nay 8
Didn't Vote 3
Voted Present 0

This bill is the vehicle for the deal brokered by Senator McConnell and Vice President Biden to avert the “fiscal cliff”. While it extends the 2001, 2003 and 2009 tax cuts and credits for most Americans, it allows them to expire on those earning over $450,000 per year. The bill also contains a $30 billion extension of unemployment benefits, and reauthorizes the 2008 Farm Bill for nine months.

H.R. 8 allows the payroll tax holiday to expire, effectively raising taxes on 77% of taxpayers, yet extends dozens of tax credits and deductions that amount to corporate welfare for special interests. It also fails to extend the Bush-era tax cuts to all Americans, thus raising taxes at a time when economic growth is desperately needed.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name	Party	District	Voted
Daniel Akaka	Democrat	HI	Yea
Lamar Alexander	Republican	TN	Yea
Kelly Ayotte	Republican	NH	Yea
John Barrasso	Republican	WY	Yea
Max Baucus	Democrat	MT	Yea
Mark Begich	Democrat	AK	Yea
Jeff Bingaman	Democrat	NM	Yea
Dick Blumenthal	Democrat	CT	Yea
Roy Blunt	Republican	MO	Yea
John Boozman	Republican	AR	Yea
Sherrod Brown	Democrat	OH	Yea
Scott Brown	Republican	MA	Yea
Richard Burr	Republican		Yea
Maria Cantwell	Democrat	WA	Yea
Ben Cardin	Democrat	MD	Yea
Bob Casey	Democrat	PA	Yea
Saxby Chambliss	Republican	GA	Yea
Thomas Coburn	Republican	OK	Yea
Susan Collins	Republican	ME	Yea
Kent Conrad	Democrat	ND	Yea
Chris Coons	Democrat	DE	Yea
Bob Corker	Republican	TN	Yea
John Cornyn	Republican	TX	Yea
Mike Crapo	Republican	ID	Yea
Dick Durbin	Democrat	IL	Yea
Mike Enzi	Republican	WY	Yea
Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	CA	Yea
Alan Franken	Democrat	MN	Yea
Kirsten Gillibrand	Democrat	NY	Yea
Lindsey Graham	Republican	SC	Yea
Kay Hagan	Democrat	NC	Yea
John Hoeven	Republican	ND	Yea
Kay Hutchison	Republican	TX	Yea
Jim Inhofe	Republican	OK	Yea
John Isakson	Republican	GA	Yea
Mike Johanns	Republican	NE	Yea
Tim Johnson	Democrat	SD	Yea
Ron Johnson	Republican	WI	Yea
John Kerry	Democrat	MA	Yea
Amy Klobuchar	Democrat	MN	Yea
Herbert Kohl	Democrat	WI	Yea
Mary Landrieu	Democrat	LA	Yea
Patrick Leahy	Democrat		Yea
Carl Levin	Democrat	MI	Yea
Joseph Lieberman	Independent	CT	Yea
Richard Lugar	Republican	IN	Yea
Joe Manchin	Democrat	WV	Yea
John McCain	Republican	AZ	Yea
Claire McCaskill	Democrat	MO	Yea
Mitch McConnell	Republican	KY	Yea
Bob Menendez	Democrat	NJ	Yea
Jeff Merkley	Democrat	OR	Yea
Jerry Moran	Republican	KS	Yea
Lisa Murkowski	Republican	AK	Yea
Patty Murray	Democrat	WA	Yea
Ben Nelson	Democrat	NE	Yea
Bill Nelson	Democrat	FL	Yea
Rob Portman	Republican	OH	Yea
Mark Pryor	Democrat	AR	Yea
Jack Reed	Democrat	RI	Yea
Jim Risch	Republican	ID	Yea
Pat Roberts	Republican	KS	Yea
John Rockefeller	Democrat	WV	Yea
Bernie Sanders	Independent	VT	Yea
Brian Schatz	Democrat	HI	Yea
Chuck Schumer	Democrat	NY	Yea
Jeanne Shaheen	Democrat	NH	Yea
Olympia Snowe	Republican	ME	Yea
Debbie Stabenow	Democrat	MI	Yea
Jon Tester	Democrat	MT	Yea
John Thune	Republican	SD	Yea
Pat Toomey	Republican	PA	Yea
Mark Udall	Democrat	CO	Yea
Tom Udall	Democrat	NM	Yea
Mark Warner	Democrat	VA	Yea
Jim Webb	Democrat	VA	Yea
Sheldon Whitehouse	Democrat	RI	Yea
Roger Wicker	Republican	MS	Yea
Ron Wyden	Democrat	OR	Yea
Michael Bennet	Democrat	CO	Nay
Tom Carper	Democrat	DE	Nay
Chuck Grassley	Republican	IA	Nay
Thomas Harkin	Democrat	IA	Nay
Mike Lee	Republican	UT	Nay
Rand Paul	Republican	KY	Nay
Marco Rubio	Republican	FL	Nay
Richard Shelby	Republican	AL	Nay
Jim DeMint	Republican	SC	Missed
Mark Kirk	Republican	IL	Missed
Frank Lautenberg	Democrat	NJ	Missed