US SB609 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015 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 2015, 2016, or 2017.
Title
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2752 (Related) 2015-06-12 - 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/114th-congress/senate-bill/609/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s609/BILLS-114s609is.pdf |
