House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Small Business Tax Cut Act

H.R. 9Introduced Mar 21, 2012Policy area: Taxation

Sponsor: Rep. Eric Cantor R-VA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 21, 2012
Committee actionMar 28, 2012
Passed HouseApr 19, 2012 · 235–173
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 23, 2012 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act” on April 18, 2012. CBO’s description reads “H.R. 9 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to permit certain small businesses to deduct from their taxable income up to 20 percent of their qualifying domestic business income”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 18, 2012 ↗
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April 18, 2012
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 9, 112th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-425 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on April 10, 2012.
Source: Congress.gov, reported April 10, 2012 ↗
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H.R. 9, 112th Congress
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CANTOR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1497):
Amendment XVI to the Constitution regarding the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
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H.R. 9, 112th Congress
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Vote results

3 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 9. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · APR 19, 2012

Passed the House

235–173PASSED

R 217–10 D 18–163

On Passage · roll 177 · 1 present · 22 not voting

Procedural votes (2) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (2 House). Tap to show.

Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Amendment 1 to H.R. 9
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Apr 19, 2012 · roll 175
R 0–229 D 175–7
175–236Failed
Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit with instructions
House · Apr 19, 2012 · roll 176
R 1–227 D 178–2
179–229Failed

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 3 of 3 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

42 cosponsors — 42 Republicans

0 of 42 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Steve Austria (R-OH), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Diane Black (R-TN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Kay Granger (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Frank Guinta (R-NH), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), John Mica (R-FL), Candice Miller (R-MI), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Pete Olson (R-TX) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eric Cantor.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-7 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.