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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Military Death Benefit Improvement Act of 2005

H.R. 292Introduced Jan 20, 2005Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Spencer Bachus R-AL
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 4, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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

243 cosponsors — 94 Republicans, 148 Democrats, 1 independent

149 of 243 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), Richard Baker (R-LA), J. Barrett (R-SC), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Marion Berry (D-AR), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) and 213 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Spencer Bachus.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-6 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.