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HR 1405 109th Congress House

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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 21, 2005 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Taxation Emergency ManagementEmergency medicineFire fightersHealth
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Income taxMedical personnelParamedical personnelProperty taxSocial WelfareSocial security taxesTax exclusionTax rebatesVolunteer workersWithholding tax
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income and to exempt from social security, unemployment taxes, and withholding of tax requirements rebates of real or personal property taxes or any other benefit provided by a State or local government to a member of a volunteer emergency response organization providing firefighting or emergency medical services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 6, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 5, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 3, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Mar 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1405: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1405/
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"H.R. 1405: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1405/.
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H.R. 1405, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1405/.
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