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HR 1434 111th Congress House Taxation Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires Health personnel Income tax deductions Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Transportation costs

Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Service Gas Price Relief Act of 2009

Introduced: March 11, 2009 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 11, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Service Gas Price Relief Act of 2009 - 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 March 11, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 24, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1434: Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Service Gas Price Relief Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1434/
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"H.R. 1434: Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Service Gas Price Relief Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1434/.
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H.R. 1434, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1434/.
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