3.0.0 343 2023-01-11T13:29:08Z 2023-01-11T13:29:08Z House HR 2015-01-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McKINLEY:H.R. 343.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theConstitution, ``The Congress shall have power to enact thislegislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, andamong the several states, and with Indian tribes.''[Page H406]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-14T14:02:40Z 2015-01-14 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 N L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2015-01-14 True L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2015-01-14 True J000297 Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] Evan Jenkins R WV H. 3 2015-01-14 True C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2015-01-14 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2015-01-14 True M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2015-01-14 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2015-01-14 True B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2015-01-14 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2015-04-15 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2015-04-16 False A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2015-04-16 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2015-04-21 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2015-04-21 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2015-04-21 False R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2015-04-21 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-04-21 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2015-05-12 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2015-05-14 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2015-05-14 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2015-05-19 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2015-06-02 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2015-07-07 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2015-07-09 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2015-07-15 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2015-09-16 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2015-09-18 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2015-09-18 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2015-09-24 False V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2015-09-29 False C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2015-09-30 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2015-10-21 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2015-10-21 False P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 2015-10-21 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2016-02-01 False F000372 Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN R NJ 11 2016-02-04 False B001294 Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] Rod Blum R IA 1 2016-04-26 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2016-05-10 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2016-05-10 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2016-06-16 False Taxation Charitable contributions First responders and emergency personnel Income tax deductions Inflation and prices Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Taxation 00 2015-01-14 Introduced in House 2015-02-07T16:11:30Z Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Deduction Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat firefighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, ambulance services, civil air patrol, and search and rescue services rendered by a bona fide volunteer as a charitable contribution to the organization for which such services are rendered for purposes of the tax deduction for charitable contributions. Limits to 300 the amount of hours of services which a volunteer may render to an organization in a taxable year.

]]> Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Deduction Act Display Title Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Deduction Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a charitable deduction for the service of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical and rescue personnel. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Deduction Act Introduced in House 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr343ih/xml/BILLS-114hr343ih.xml 2015-01-14 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.