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Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2005

Introduced: April 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 16, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 16, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 54
All 54 Democratic 29 Republican 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 24, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· May 19, 2005
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 19, 2005
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 19, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· May 19, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 19, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 19, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 18, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· May 18, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· May 18, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 18, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 18, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 18, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· May 18, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· May 5, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 5, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 5, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 5, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 5, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 5, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Apr 27, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Apr 27, 2005
WU, DAVID
· Apr 27, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Apr 21, 2005
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 21, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Apr 21, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Apr 21, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 20, 2005
Davis, Lincoln
· Apr 20, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Apr 20, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Apr 20, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 20, 2005
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Apr 20, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 20, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Apr 19, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 19, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 19, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Apr 19, 2005
Chandler, Ben
· Apr 14, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 14, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Apr 14, 2005
Davis, Geoff
· Apr 14, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 14, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Apr 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1352: Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1352/
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"H.R. 1352: Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1352/.
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