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HR 4839 107th Congress House Taxation Business income tax Commerce Disciplining of employees Dismissal of employees Emergency Management Employee training Fire fighters Income tax Labor and Employment Leave of absence Social Welfare Tax credits Volunteer workers

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training.

Introduced: May 23, 2002 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 23, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit to an employer of up to $1000 per employee for allowing workers who are volunteer firefighters to participate in "qualified firefighting training." Prohibits employers from earning credit if they charge employees with any kind of leave or compensatory time off or if they demote or dismiss employees due to participation in the training. Defines "qualified firefighter training."
What's happening now May 23, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 5, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4839: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4839/
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"H.R. 4839: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4839/.
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H.R. 4839, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4839/.
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[H.R. 4839: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4839/)
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