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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To extend the period during which members of the Armed Forces deployed in contingency operations may request and receive reimbursement for helmet pads, which are designed to better protect the wearer from bomb blasts than military-issued pads, that are purchased by or for the use of such members.

H.R. 5897Introduced Jul 26, 2006Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Darlene Hooley D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 17, 2006 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

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

39 cosponsors — 39 Democrats

0 of 39 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Brian Baird (D-WA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Bob Filner (D-CA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Brad Miller (D-NC), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), John Olver (D-MA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Martin Sabo (D-MN) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Darlene Hooley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress · OR-5 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.