3.0.0 5342 2022-10-28T01:46:03Z 2022-10-28T01:46:03Z House HR 2019-12-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 195 (Friday, December 6, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PASCRELL:H.R. 5342.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H9347]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-06T14:04:10Z Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act 116 5377 HR 2020-01-03 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act 116 3178 S 2020-01-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2019-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 N R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2019-12-10 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2019-12-11 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2019-12-11 False F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 2020-02-11 False Taxation Employment and training programs Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health personnel Income tax deductions Inflation and prices Law enforcement officers Taxation 00 2019-12-06 Introduced in House 2019-12-19T15:48:30Z Supporting America's First Responders Act of 2019

This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for expenses of first responders up to $500. Those expenses are for (1) tuition or fees for professional development courses related to service as a first responder, or (2) uniforms used by the first responder. The bill defines "first responder" as any individual who is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician for at least 1,000 hours during the taxable year.

]]> Supporting America’s First Responders Act of 2019 Display Title Supporting America’s First Responders Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain expenses of first responders as an above-the-line deduction. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Supporting America’s First Responders Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5342ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5342ih.xml 2019-12-06 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.