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S 609 114th Congress Senate Taxation Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health personnel Income tax exclusion Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015

Introduced: February 27, 2015 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015

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 2015, 2016, or 2017.

What's happening now February 27, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2752 Related bill Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015
  • S 3471 Related bill Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 28, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 7, 2016
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 27, 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 23, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 20, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 16, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 609: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-609/
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"S. 609: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-609/.
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S. 609, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-609/.
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