US SB501 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends 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 amount of benefits excludible; and (2) make such tax exclusion available for taxable years beginning in 2014, 2015, or 2016.
Title
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsors
| Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
| Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] |
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3747 (Same As) 2013-12-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
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
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
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/501/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s501/BILLS-113s501is.pdf |
