Honor Our Promise Act
Latest action · Feb 3, 2014 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 300.
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 30, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honor Our Promise Act - Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include the name and taxpayer identification number (e.g., social security number) of their qualifying child on their tax returns.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2014 to Feb 24, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jan 30, 2014 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jan 30, 2014 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jan 30, 2014 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Feb 3, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Feb 4, 2014 | |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Feb 11, 2014 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Feb 12, 2014 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Feb 24, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2014Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 300.
- Jan 30, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jan 30, 2014Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Related bills 19
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1844 | Military Retirement Restoration Act | Related bill | Dec 17, 2013 |
| S 1856 | A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62. | Related bill | Dec 18, 2013 |
| S 1869 | Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act | Related bill | Dec 19, 2013 |
| S 1930 | Uphold Our Promise to Veterans Act | Related bill | Jan 15, 2014 |
| S 1931 | Responsible Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jan 16, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Feb 3, 2014Placed on Calendar Senate
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