HOUSE 1241116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/14/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-14Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-14 (00)
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019
This bill modifies the tax exclusion for tax benefits and qualified payments provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by a state or local government to (1) increase the dollar limitation for qualified payments, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent. (Under current law, the exclusion expired at the end of 2010.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Anthony Brindisi (D-NY)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Chris Collins (R-NY)
Subjects
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Health personnel
- Income tax exclusion
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
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