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HR 3666 111th Congress House

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.

Introduced: October 8, 2009 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Taxation Emergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresHealth personnel
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Income tax exclusionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 29, 2009
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 Latest action September 29, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing a tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local government by: (1) increasing the amount of benefits excludible; and (2) extending such tax exclusion through 2013.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3136 Related bill Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 7
Carney, Christopher
· Sep 28, 2010
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 28, 2010
Murphy, Patrick
· Sep 28, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 28, 2010
Hare, Phil
· Sep 22, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Sep 22, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 16, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· May 6, 2010
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 29, 2009
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Oct 15, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 8, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3666: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3666/
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"H.R. 3666: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3666/.
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