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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 the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 6169 as passed House without amendment on Aug 2, 2012. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Aug 2, 2012Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveAug 2, 2012
House Aug 2, 2012 · the primary vote
To provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform
Passed
232 Yea 189 Nay 9 not voting
Party-line vote 3 of 421 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
430 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 6169 and vote against it. 22 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 6169 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
54 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.