US SB1210 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-3)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Modifies the tax exclusion for tax benefits and qualified payments provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by a state or local government to (1) increase the dollar limitation for qualified payments, and (2) make the tax exclusion permanent. (Under current law, the exclusion expired at the end of 2010.)
Title
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] |
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1241 (Related) 2019-02-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB1994 (Related) 2019-06-03 - Received in the Senate.
HR389 (Similar To) 2019-05-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB1865 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-94. (TXT | PDF)
HB1994 (Related) 2019-06-03 - Received in the Senate.
HR389 (Similar To) 2019-05-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB1865 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-94. (TXT | PDF)
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/116th-congress/senate-bill/1210/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1210/BILLS-116s1210is.pdf |
