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HELPS Retirees Act of 2005

Introduced: May 5, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety Retirees Act of 2005 or the HELPS Retirees Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow retired public safety officers to elect an annual exclusion from gross income up to $5,000 for distributions from governmental retirement plans for the payment of accident or health insurance or long-term care insurance.

What's happening now May 5, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 27, 2006
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 7, 2005
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 14, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 28, 2005
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 20, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 24, 2005
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 24, 2005
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 5, 2005
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Carter, John R.
Texas · May 5, 2005
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 5, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 5, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 5, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2177: HELPS Retirees Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2177/
MLA
"H.R. 2177: HELPS Retirees Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2177/.
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H.R. 2177, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2177/.
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[H.R. 2177: HELPS Retirees Act of 2005](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2177/)
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