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HR 943 110th 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

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2007

Introduced: February 8, 2007 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2007 - 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.

What's happening now February 8, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 22 Republican 3
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Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 30, 2007
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 25, 2007
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 11, 2007
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 7, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · May 3, 2007
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 1, 2007
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 1, 2007
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 16, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2007
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 28, 2007
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 28, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 28, 2007
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 27, 2007
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 26, 2007
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 12, 2007
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 8, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 8, 2007
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 8, 2007
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 8, 2007
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 8, 2007
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 8, 2007
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 8, 2007
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 8, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 8, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 8, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 943: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-943/
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"H.R. 943: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-943/.
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