REWARD Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 9, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ready Employers Willing to Assist Reservists' Deployment Act of 2009 or the REWARD Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for 50% of the wages paid to their employees on active military duty for more than 90 days as Ready Reserve or National Guard and for 50% of the wages paid to temporary replacement employees.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2009 to Jan 12, 2010; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Jan 9, 2009 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jan 15, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jan 22, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Feb 9, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 9, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Jan 12, 2010 |
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 Jan 9, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Titles 3
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 a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- REWARD Act of 2009
- Ready Employers Willing to Assist Reservists' Deployment Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2009Introduced in House
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