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HR 3060 117th Congress House Taxation Disability assistance Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health personnel Income tax exclusion Law enforcement officers

Putting Our First Responders First Act of 2021

Introduced: May 7, 2021 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Putting Our First Responders First Act of 2021

This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to allow first responders to exclude from gross income certain service-connected disability payments received as part of a pension or annuity after reaching the age of retirement. The bill applies to law enforcement officers, employees in fire protection activities, and individuals who provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care.

What's happening now May 7, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 22, 2021
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jun 22, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 22, 2021
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jun 22, 2021
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jun 22, 2021
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Williams, Roger
Texas · Jun 22, 2021
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jun 4, 2021
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jun 4, 2021
Ruppersberger, C.
· May 7, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3060: Putting Our First Responders First Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3060/
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"H.R. 3060: Putting Our First Responders First Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3060/.
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H.R. 3060, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3060/.
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