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HR 3104 118th Congress House Taxation

Helping Our Heroes Act

Introduced: June 18, 2024 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Our Heroes Act

This bill allows a charitable tax deduction for the service of bona fide volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel. The amount of the deduction is $20 for each hour of service provided by such personnel, limited to 300 hours with respect to any individual in a taxable year. The deduction is available to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their deductions.

What's happening now May 5, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jun 18, 2024
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Feb 15, 2024
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Nov 6, 2023
 R
Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · Aug 1, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · May 18, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· May 5, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3104: Helping Our Heroes Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3104/
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"H.R. 3104: Helping Our Heroes Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3104/.
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H.R. 3104, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3104/.
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[H.R. 3104: Helping Our Heroes Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3104/)
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