United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3099 (112th)
Buffett Rule Act of 2011
Introduced
5 October 2011
Last action
5 October 2011 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Steve Scalise, Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Marsha Blackburn, Bill Flores, Mo Brooks, Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], JOHN SHIMKUS, Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Larry Bucshon, Bill Johnson, Blake Farenthold, LAMAR SMITH, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1], Vicky Hartzler, Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6], Mario Diaz-Balart
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Buffett Rule Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt. Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.
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Timeline
5 October 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 October 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 October 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 October 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 October 2011
Sponsors
- Steve Scalise · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
- Bill Flores · R · Sponsor
- Mo Brooks · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- JOHN SHIMKUS · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Larry Bucshon · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Johnson · R · Cosponsor
- Blake Farenthold · R · Cosponsor
- LAMAR SMITH · R · Cosponsor
- Blaine Luetkemeyer · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Vicky Hartzler · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Mario Diaz-Balart · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Debt Elimination By Tax-Deductible Contribution Act of 2011
- related to ← Buffett Rule Act of 2012
- related to ← Buffett Rule Act of 2011
- related to ← Temporary Tax Holiday and Government Reduction Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3099
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3099
- us · 112-hr-3099 · source updated 5 December 2025