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WASHINGTON — Here is how the House voted on major roll calls last week. The Senate was in recess.

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PRIVATIZED TAX COLLECTION:

The House voted 232-173 on Wednesday to pass a bill (HR 3056) to repeal a 2004 law that empowers the Internal Revenue Service to hire private firms to collect delinquent income taxes.

A yes vote was to pass the bill.

Yes: Democrats Ed Pastor, Harry Mitchell, Raúl Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.

No: Republicans Rick Renzi, Trent Franks, John Shadegg and Jeff Flake.

ESTATE TAX REPEAL:

On Wednesday the House, voting 196 for and 212 against, defeated a Republican motion to HR 3056 (above) that sought to permanently repeal the estate tax on Jan. 1, 2011.

The levy, one of President Bush's tax cuts, is being reduced between 2001 and 2009 and repealed in 2010, and then will return in 2011 at pre-2001 levels.

A yes vote backed the GOP motion.

Yes: Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Flake, Giffords.

No: Pastor, Mitchell, Grijalva.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND:

The House voted 264-148 on Wednesday to pass a bill (HR 2895) to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which would help local and state agencies build or rehabilitate 1.5 million housing units over 10 years for families earning well below the median income for their area. The venture would receive $800 million to $1 billion in annual funding outside the congressional appropriations process. The money would be drawn from surpluses at the Federal Housing Administration and profits at the federally chartered corporations Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.

Yes: Renzi, Pastor, Mitchell, Grijalva, Giffords.

No: Franks, Shadegg, Flake.

HOUSING WORK REQUIREMENT:

On Wednesday the House, voting 199 for and 218 against, defeated a Republican bid to deny housing financed by HR 2895 (above) to persons not engaged in work, job training or community service at least 20 hours per week. The measure exempted elderly and disabled persons and single parents of children 5 and younger.

A yes vote backed the GOP motion.

Yes: Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Mitchell, Flake, Giffords.

No: Pastor, Grijalva.

Thomas Voting Reports