Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 16, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a work opportunity tax credit for hiring certain: (1) veterans of military service in Afghanistan or Iraq; and (2) dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Cosponsors 164
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2005 to Apr 25, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Original | Mar 16, 2005 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 18, 2005 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | May 18, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 18, 2005 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Nov 15, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 25, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military service personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Families
- Income tax
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- South Asia
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Terrorism
- Veterans' employment
- War
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2005Introduced in House
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