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HR 2630 112th Congress House Taxation Contracts and agency Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment taxes Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health personnel Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced: July 22, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 22, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat qualified emergency service volunteers as independent contractors, not employees, for tax purposes. Defines "qualified emergency service volunteers" to include volunteers performing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, and ambulance services.

What's happening now July 22, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
BURTON, DAN
· Jul 22, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2011
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2630: Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2630/
MLA
"H.R. 2630: Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2630/.
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H.R. 2630, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2630/.
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[H.R. 2630: Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2630/)
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