House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Encouraging Work Act of 2005
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2005
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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
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- H.R. 995 (109th) Combat Military Medically Retired Veteran's Fairness Act of 2005
- H.R. 877 (109th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the expensing of environmental remediation costs.
- H.R. 4325 (109th) Technology Retraining and Investment Now Act for the 21st Century
Sponsor’s state and district
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.