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Vote number 1998-296 Internet sales tax moratorium
on Oct 2, 1998 regarding bill S.442
Results: Tabled 66-29

Vote against allowing states to require companies who do business in their state solely by phone, mail, or the Internet to collect state sales taxes. [Current law does not require companies to collect sales taxes where the customer is out of state]

Categorized under Technology

Voting N counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 11: Repeal tax cuts on wealthy.


Democrats voting on 1998-296

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux NOLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Richard Bryan NONV Democrat Jr Senator (Former)
Dale Bumpers NOAR Democrat Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd NOWV Democrat Sr Senator
Max Cleland NOGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Kent Conrad NOND Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Daschle YESSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Chris Dodd YESCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan NOND Democratic incumbent
Russell Feingold YESWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Wendell Ford NOKY Democrat Senator (Former)
Bob Graham NOFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Herbert Kohl YESWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy YESVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman YESCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Pat Moynihan NONY Democrat Senator (Former)
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
Charles Robb YESVA Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Torricelli YESNJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone NOMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 1998-296

Spencer Abraham YESMI Republican Senator (Former)
John Ashcroft YESMO Republican Senator (Former)
Robert Bennett NOUT Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback YESKS Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell YESCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
John Chafee YESRI Republican Senator (Former)
Daniel Coats YESIN Republican Senator (Former)
Paul Coverdell YESGA Republican Senator (Former)
Al D'Amato YESNY Former Republican Jr Senator
Mike DeWine YESOH Republican Sr Senator
Lauch Faircloth YESNC Republican Senator (Former)
Bill Frist YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Slade Gorton NOWA Republican Senator (Former)
Phil Gramm YESTX Former Republican Senator
Rod Grams YESMN Republican Senator (Former)
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Jesse Helms YESNC Former Republican Sr Senator
Tim Hutchinson YESAR Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Dirk Kempthorne YESID Republican Governor
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Connie Mack YESFL Former Republican Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski YESAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
William Roth YESDE Former Republican Senator
Rick Santorum YESPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican incumbent
Bob Smith YESFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter NOPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas YESWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson YESTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond YESSC Former Republican Senator


Independents voting on 1998-296

Jim Jeffords YESVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 13; NO 17
Republicans: YES 37; NO 3
Independents: YES 1; NO 0