House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

SIMPLE Fairness Act

H.R. 4118Introduced Feb 28, 2014Policy area: Taxation

Where it went

IntroducedFeb 28, 2014
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMar 5, 2014 · 250–160
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 10, 2014 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4118.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals Fairness Act” on March 4, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As introduced in the House of Representatives on February 28, 2014”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 4, 2014 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45161
CBO publication date
March 4, 2014
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4118, 113th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JENKINS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2098):
Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4118, 113th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4118
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 23, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

18 cosponsors — 18 Republicans

0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), John Kline (R-MN), Richard Nugent (R-FL), James Renacci (R-OH), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Rob Woodall (R-GA), Todd Young (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Jenkins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress · KS-2 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.