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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Encouraging Work Act of 2005

H.R. 1272Introduced Mar 14, 2005Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Weller R-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 14, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

23 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 14 Democrats

14 of 23 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Harold Ford (D-TN), Melissa Hart (R-PA), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), William Jefferson (D-LA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Sander Levin (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Ron Lewis (R-KY), John Linder (R-GA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Richard Neal (D-MA), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Weller.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-11 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.