S 1798
113th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Comprehensive health care
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Sales and excise taxes
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
Introduced: December 10, 2013
Introduced by:
Warner, Mark R.
Democratic
· Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 10, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that a qualified emergency services volunteer shall not be counted in determining the number of full-time employees of an employer for the purpose of shared responsibility requirements for employers with respect to health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Defines "qualified emergency services volunteer" as a bona fide volunteer performing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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