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H.R. 6461 110th Congress House

Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008

Official title: To assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices.

Introduced: July 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Diesel motorEnergyEnergy pricesFire departments
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GasolineSocial WelfareSubsidiesTransportation and Public WorksVolunteer workers
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Jul 11, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 10, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 10, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008 - Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine the average annual price per gallon for gasoline and diesel fuel for each of the five Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts for 2007. Requires: (1) the average annual price per gallon to be based solely on data reported by the Energy Information Administration; and (2) that price to serve as the baseline fuel cost for each District.

Requires FEMA to reimburse a qualified volunteer fire department for 75% of the difference between: (1) the actual expenditures of the department for gasoline and diesel fuel for a year; and (2) the amount that such expenditures would have been using the baseline fuel costs.

Directs each qualified volunteer fire department seeking reimbursement to submit to the FEMA at the end of each year: (1) all of its receipts and bills of sales documenting the amounts of gasoline and diesel fuel purchased during that year; and (2) a sum total of the aggregate number of gallons and the costs of gasoline and diesel fuel purchased.

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  • S 3237 Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6461: Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6461/
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"H.R. 6461: Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6461/.
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