A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
USA115th CongressS-1238| Senate
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 201 7 This bill amends Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local governments, to: (1) increase the amount of benefits excludible, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Taxation
Emergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelIncome tax exclusionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operations
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
USA115th CongressS-1238| Senate
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 201 7 This bill amends Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local governments, to: (1) increase the amount of benefits excludible, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Finance Committee
Taxation
Related Bills
- HR 115-1550: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
- S 115-2526: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Emergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelIncome tax exclusionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operations