3.0.0 1550 2023-01-11T13:35:38Z 2023-01-11T13:35:38Z House HR 2017-03-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REICHERT:H.R. 1550.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall havePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''[Page H2083]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-03-15T20:34:00Z Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 115 1238 S 2017-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 115 2526 S 2018-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2017-03-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 N L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2017-03-15 True M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2017-03-15 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2017-03-15 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2017-03-15 True R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 2017-03-15 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2017-03-15 True L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2017-03-15 True D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2017-03-15 True C001092 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Collins R NY 27 2017-03-15 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2017-03-15 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2017-03-15 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2017-03-15 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2017-03-15 True B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2017-03-15 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2017-03-15 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2017-03-15 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2017-03-15 True S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2017-03-15 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2017-03-15 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2017-03-15 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-03-15 True B001295 Rep. 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Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2017-05-08 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-05-08 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2017-05-08 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2017-05-08 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2017-05-25 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2017-05-25 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2017-05-25 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2017-06-21 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 8 2017-06-21 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2017-06-29 False E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2017-10-02 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2018-04-23 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2018-04-23 False H001065 Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] George Holding R NC 2 2018-04-25 False Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2018-05-08 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2018-05-21 False N000184 Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] Kristi Noem R SD L. 0 2018-06-14 False R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2018-09-13 False Taxation Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health personnel Income tax exclusion Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Taxation 00 2017-03-15 Introduced in House 2017-03-22T18:20:30Z Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local governments, to: (1) increase the dollar limitation on the exclusion, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent. (Under current law, the exclusion expired in 2010.)

]]> Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 Display Title Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1550ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1550ih.xml 2017-03-15 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.