US Congress Senate Bill 1798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-10-1)
Status: Introduced on December 10 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that a qualified emergency services volunteer shall not be counted in determining the number of full-time employees of an employer for the purpose of shared responsibility requirements for employers with respect to health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Defines "qualified emergency services volunteer" as a bona fide volunteer performing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services.

Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-12-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB3685 (Same As) 2014-01-08 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H65-66, H66-67, H68)
HB3979 (Related) 2014-12-19 - Became Public Law No: 113-291.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1798/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1798/BILLS-113s1798is.pdf