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HR 5694 110th Congress House Taxation Emergency Management Emergency medicine Expense accounts Fire fighters Health Income tax Medical personnel Paramedical personnel Social Welfare Tax deductions Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Volunteer workers

Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Service Gas Price Relief Act of 2008

Introduced: April 3, 2008 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 3, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Service Gas Price Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow volunteers who provide firefighting or emergency medical services a tax deduction for up to $250 of their travel expenses, whether or not such taxpayer itemizes.

What's happening now April 3, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 23, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5694: Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Service Gas Price Relief Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5694/
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"H.R. 5694: Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Service Gas Price Relief Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5694/.
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H.R. 5694, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5694/.
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