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HR 1550 115th Congress House 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 2017

Introduced: April 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017

This bill amends the 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 dollar limitation on the exclusion, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent. (Under current law, the exclusion expired in 2010.)

What's happening now March 15, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1238 Related bill Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017
  • S 2526 Related bill Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 7 Republican 10
Noem, Kristi
· Jun 14, 2018
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2018
Young, David
· May 8, 2018
Holding, George
· Apr 25, 2018
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Apr 23, 2018
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Oct 2, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 29, 2017
Dent, Charles
· Jun 21, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 21, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· May 25, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 8, 2017
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Apr 6, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 6, 2017
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 15, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 15, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2017
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Mar 15, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 15, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 15, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 15, 2017
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 15, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1550: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1550/
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"H.R. 1550: Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1550/.
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H.R. 1550, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1550/.
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