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H.R. 6597Introduced Nov 16, 2012Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Judy Biggert R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 16, 2012 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6597.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6597, last updated December 5, 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

62 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 32 Democrats

32 of 62 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Dan Boren (D-OK), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Kay Granger (R-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Andy Harris (R-MD), James Himes (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), William Keating (D-MA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 32 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-13 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.