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HR 5279 111th Congress House

Public Safety Access to Medicare Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for active qualified public safety employees to elect to be covered under the hospital insurance tax, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Emergency medical services and trauma careEmployment taxesFiresGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Health personnelLaw enforcement officersMedicareState and local government operations
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 12, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 12, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 12, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety Access to Medicare Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow qualified public safety employees (state employees who provide police protection, firefighting services, or emergency medical services) to elect Medicare coverage under the hospital insurance tax.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 12, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5279: Public Safety Access to Medicare Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5279/
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"H.R. 5279: Public Safety Access to Medicare Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5279/.
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H.R. 5279, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5279/.
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