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HR 1859 108th Congress House Taxation Emergency Management Emergency medicine Fire fighters Health Income tax Medical personnel Paramedical personnel Property tax Social Welfare Social security taxes Tax exclusion Tax rebates Volunteer workers Withholding tax

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.

Introduced: April 29, 2003 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 29, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage withholding a rebate of real or personal property taxes, or any other benefit, provided by a State or political subdivision on account of services performed as a member of a qualified volunteer emergency response organization.
What's happening now April 29, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2003
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 29, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1859: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1859/
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"H.R. 1859: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1859/.
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H.R. 1859, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1859/.
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