House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Middle Class Tax Cut Act

H.R. 15Introduced Jul 30, 2012Policy area: Taxation

Where it went

IntroducedJul 30, 2012
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 4, 2012 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Walz (MN). Petition No: 112-6. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/112/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0006.xml ">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 15.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H5331):
The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Sections 7 & 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 15, 112th Congress
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Congress.gov noteOn 12/4/2012, a motion was filed to discharge the Committees on Ways and Means and the Budget from the consideration of H.R.15. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 112-6: text with signatures.)
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H.R. 15, 112th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 15, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

38 cosponsors — 38 Democrats

0 of 38 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lois Capps (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), James Clyburn (D-SC), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Norman Dicks (D-WA), John Dingell (D-MI), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Larson (D-CT), John Lewis (D-GA), Edward Markey (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Charles Rangel (D-NY) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sander Levin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-12 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.