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S 1618 117th Congress Senate 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 First Responders First Act

Introduced: May 13, 2021 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 13, 2021
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Putting First Responders First Act

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 13, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3060 Related bill Putting Our First Responders First Act of 2021
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 16, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1618: Putting First Responders First Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1618/
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"S. 1618: Putting First Responders First Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1618/.
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S. 1618, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1618/.
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