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House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2013

H.R. 38Introduced Jan 3, 2013Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. John Fleming R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 3, 2013 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 38.

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. 38, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 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

41 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 41 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Michele Bachmann (R-MN), John Barrow (D-GA), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Joe Courtney (D-CT), John Culberson (R-TX), Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Delaney (D-MD), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Robert Latta (R-OH), David Loebsack (D-IA), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Stevan Pearce (R-NM) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Fleming.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-4 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.