The IFA is mobilizing a grassroots e-mail campaign for the Help Veterans Own Franchises Act, introduced last June by Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) and Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa). The bill, which the IFA helped prepare and has been asking Congress to co-sponsor, would give tax credits up to $25,000 per unit to franchises that offer veterans discounts on initial franchise fees. It was inspired by incentives to hire veterans in this spring’s stimulus bill, and complements the IFA’s VetFran program, which has helped 1,500 veterans gain entry into franchising since its creation in 2002. David French of the IFA says the bill will have "a positive impact on veterans’ participation in franchising," and that it is a low-cost way to put people in business and create jobs.