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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Taxpayer Protection Act of 2005

H.R. 1621Introduced Apr 13, 2005Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Rob Simmons R-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 13, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

81 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 51 Democrats

51 of 81 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Robert Brady (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Geoff Davis (R-KY), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Norman Dicks (D-WA), John Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and 51 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rob Simmons.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-2 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.