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S 501 113th Congress Senate

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013

Official title: A bill 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: May 21, 2013 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation Emergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnel
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Health personnelIncome tax exclusionSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operations
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Mar 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 7, 2013
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 Latest action March 7, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local governments, to: (1) increase the amount of benefits excludible; and (2) make such tax exclusion available for taxable years beginning in 2014, 2015, or 2016.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3747 Identical bill Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Republican 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 8, 2014
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 5, 2014
Donnelly, Joe
· Sep 10, 2013
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 16, 2013
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 3, 2013
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 21, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 21, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 8, 2013
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 7, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 501: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-501/
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