Skip to main content
HR 609 112th Congress House

American Competitiveness Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate.

Introduced: February 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Corporate finance and managementIncome tax rates
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 10, 2011
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action February 10, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the maximum income tax rate on corporations to 25% of corporate taxable income exceeding $50,000. Provides a special rule for any taxable year beginning in 2011 by establishing a maximum 30% rate for corporate taxable income exceeding $75,000.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 4
Poe, Ted
· Apr 6, 2011
Dent, Charles
· Feb 18, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Feb 15, 2011
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 15, 2011
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 14, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Feb 11, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Feb 11, 2011
Amash, Justin
· Feb 10, 2011
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Feb 10, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· Feb 10, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 10, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Feb 10, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Feb 10, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 10, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Feb 10, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Feb 10, 2011
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Feb 10, 2011
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 609: American Competitiveness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-609/
MLA
"H.R. 609: American Competitiveness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-609/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 609, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-609/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 609: American Competitiveness Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-609/)
Report a problem