House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-245

Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008

H.R. 6081Introduced May 16, 2008Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Jun 17, 2008.

Sponsor: Rep. Charles Rangel D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 16, 2008
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMay 20, 2008 · 403–0
Passed SenateMay 22, 2008 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJun 6, 2008
Became lawJun 17, 2008

Latest action: Jun 17, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-245.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6081.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6081, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008” on May 29, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 22, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19825
CBO publication date
May 29, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6081, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6081
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d973f950819ed1b622989c2f9113c5291f4651a2039b1885f2fd845a4bd7b11
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6081, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008” on May 29, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on May 22, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 29, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19825
CBO publication date
May 29, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6081, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6081
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4d973f950819ed1b622989c2f9113c5291f4651a2039b1885f2fd845a4bd7b11
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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

28 cosponsors — 28 Democrats

0 of 28 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jason Altmire (D-PA), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Susan Davis (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Stephanie Jones (D-OH), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Larson (D-CT), John Lewis (D-GA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Richard Neal (D-MA), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Pete Stark (D-CA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Rangel.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-15 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.