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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

HELPS Retirees Act of 2005

H.R. 2177Introduced May 5, 2005Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Chocola R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: May 5, 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

120 cosponsors — 74 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 1 independent

46 of 120 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), John Boozman (R-AR), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Christopher Cox (R-CA), John Culberson (R-TX), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Geoff Davis (R-KY) and 90 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Chocola.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-2 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.