House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Dwight Evans D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 13, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5512.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EVANS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 60, April 13, 2018, Page H3316):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5512, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5512
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dwight Evans.
- H.R. 6347 (115th) 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act
- H.R. 2655 (115th) Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 1702 (115th) Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018
- H.R. 2780 (115th) To amend the Small Business Act to create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a SBIR or STTR program, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3532 (115th) No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017
- H.R. 922 (115th) Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.