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House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Small Business Tax Simplification Act

H.R. 4643Introduced Apr 25, 2012Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Rick Berg R-ND
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 25, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4643.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4643, last updated August 14, 2025. 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

17 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 17 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Wally Herger (R-CA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Billy Long (R-MO), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Richard Neal (D-MA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Kevin Yoder (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rick Berg.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Dakota in Congress · ND at-large 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.