Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012
Latest action. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 747, H.R. 6169 is laid on the table.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide for the enactment of comprehensive tax reform in 2013 that: (1) protects taxpayers by creating a fairer, simpler, flatter tax code; (2) is comprehensive; (3) results in tax revenue consistent with historical norms; (4) spurs greater investment, innovation and job creation; and (5) makes American workers and businesses more competitive.
Defines a "tax reform bill" for purposes of this Act as a bill to be introduced by the chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means not later than April 30, 2013, that is certified by the chair of the Joint Committee on Taxation as containing proposals to: (1) consolidate the 6 current individual income tax brackets into a maximum of 2 brackets (of 10% and not higher than 25%), (2) reduce the corporate income tax rate to not more than 25%, (3) repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT), (4) broaden the tax base so that tax revenues comprise between 18% and 19% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and (5) reform the current system of foreign taxation.
Provides for the expedited consideration of such bill in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House without amendment" stage on August 2, 2012. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 747, H.R. 6169 is laid on the table.
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The record's latest action, on August 2, 2012: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 747, H.R. 6169 is laid on the table.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 112th Congress (2011-12), 283 of the 10,618 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
DAVID DREIER (R-CA) introduced it on July 24, 2012, and 23 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 23 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on July 24, 2012, 5161 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 5152 days ago, on August 2, 2012.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 112th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2013 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HousePursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 747, H.R. 6169 is laid on the table.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action