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HR 2883 97th Congress House Taxation Fire departments Fire fighters Fires and Fire Fighters Government securities Income tax Interest Local and Municipal Government Local finance Securities and Investments Tax exclusion Tax-exempt securities Volunteer workers

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax exemption for interest on obligations of volunteer fire departments.

Introduced: March 26, 1981 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 26, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 26, 1981
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that bonds issued by a volunteer fire department to finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or improvement of firefighting property shall be treated as obligations of a local government and the interest on such bonds shall be excluded from gross income. Provides that a volunteer fire department qualifies for such tax treatment of its bonds if it: (1) is organized and operated to provide firefighting services in an area which does not have any other firefighting services; (2) is required by a local government to furnish firefighting services; (3) receives over half of its funding from local government; and (4) makes no charge for its services.

What's happening now March 26, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2883: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax exemption for interest on obligations of volunteer fire departments.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2883/
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"H.R. 2883: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax exemption for interest on obligations of volunteer fire departments.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2883/.
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H.R. 2883, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2883/.
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