H.R. 1499 · 109th Congress · enacted
Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act
Became Public Law No: 109-227.
Latest official action 2006-05-29 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 9, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the Armed Forces to include their combat zone compensation (otherwise excludable from gross income) in their earned income for purposes of determining their allowable tax deduction for contributions to retirement savings plans. Makes such provisions applicable to: (1) taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003; and (2) retirement savings contributions made for any taxable year beginning after such date and ending before enactment of this Act. Waives any limitation period otherwise applicable to refund claims relating to contributions made in years prior to enactment if such claims are made before one year after such a contribution is made. Allows a three-year period after a contribution is made for the assessment of any tax deficiency relating to such contribution.
Congressional Research Service · 2006-05-29
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Virginia Foxx
House · NC District 5 · Republican
$461,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joe Wilson
House · SC District 2 · Republican
$274,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael T. McCaul
House · TX District 10 · Republican
$80,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John R. Carter
House · TX District 31 · Republican
$514,867PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerry Moran
Senate · KS · Republican
$399,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mario Diaz-Balart
House · FL District 26 · Republican
$917,278PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Shelley Moore Capito
Senate · WV · Republican
$1,950,210PAC receipts · 2025–2026
47 of 47 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$47,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,737
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $4,994
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $9,994
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $4,767
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $4,994
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$38,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $7,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$35,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $3,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$35,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$34,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $8,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$34,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $8,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$33,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $7,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$32,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$30,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$30,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $15,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$29,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $8,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$29,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$26,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $9,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $7,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$26,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $6,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$25,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $0
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $7,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$24,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$24,400
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $4,800
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $9,600
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLEONARDO DRS PAC$24,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $4,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$22,625
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $7,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $2,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,625
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordDUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$22,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $4,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $3,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$22,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC)$22,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $3,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $6,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $3,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $1,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $4,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $5,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $3,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $2,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$20,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $7,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$20,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$19,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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