HR 6410 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Buffett Rule Act of 2012

Introduced Sep 14, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Steve Scalise R-LA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 20, 2012 Received in the Senate.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 14, 2012
  2. Passed HouseSep 19, 2012
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Buffett Rule Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt.  Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-INDan BurtonOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-INTodd RokitaOriginalSep 14, 2012
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalSep 14, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 14, 2012

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 20, 2012Received in the Senate.
  2. Sep 19, 2012Mr. Camp moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Sep 19, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6099-6101)
  4. Sep 19, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6410.
  5. Sep 19, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6099)
  6. Sep 19, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Sep 14, 2012Introduced in House
  8. Sep 14, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6099–H6101Text printed H6099Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Dave Camp R-MI, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Steve Scalise R-LASep 19, 2012
HouseLists H6061H.R. 6410–6428—Sep 14, 2012

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6061.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1676Buffett Rule Act of 2011Related billOct 6, 2011
S 1931Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction ActRelated billDec 8, 2011
HR 2214Debt Elimination By Tax-Deductible Contribution Act of 2011Related billJun 16, 2011
HR 3099Buffett Rule Act of 2011Related billOct 5, 2011

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt.
Short Titles as Introduced
Buffett Rule Act of 2012
Short Titles as Passed House
Buffett Rule Act of 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 20, 2012Received in Senate
  2. Sep 19, 2012Engrossed in House
  3. Sep 14, 2012Introduced in House

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