Veterans Employment and Respect Act of 2005

Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

ASD SchwartzSponsor

164 cosponsors · 142 D, 22 R

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1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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.