Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Summary

Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude services rendered by bona-fide volunteers providing firefighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services to a state or local government or a tax-exempt charitable organization from the category of services usually rendered by an employee of an applicable large employer subject to the mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), thus exempting such employers from PPACA requirements with respect to such volunteers. The bill defines "bona fide volunteer" as an employee of any government entity and any tax-exempt charitable organization whose only compensation is in the form of: (1) reimbursement for (or reasonable allowance for) reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of volunteer services, or (2) reasonable benefits (including length-of-service awards) and nominal fees customarily paid by similar entities for the services of volunteers.

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Timeline

1. 4 June 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 4 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 June 2015 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Lou Barletta · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Gregg Harper · R · Cosponsor
• Leonard Lance · R · Cosponsor
• Charles Dent · R · Cosponsor
• Gerald Connolly · D · Cosponsor
• WALTER JONES · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Cosponsor
• RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Olson · R · Cosponsor
• Luke Messer · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Ralph Abraham · R · Cosponsor
• FRANK LOBIONDO · R · Cosponsor
• Ryan Costello · R · Cosponsor
• Chris Collins · R · Cosponsor
• H. Griffith · R · Cosponsor
• Patrick Meehan · R · Cosponsor
• Brenda Lawrence · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
• Tom Reed · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Bruce Poliquin · R · Cosponsor
• David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
• Elizabeth Esty · D · Cosponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
• Susan Brooks · R · Cosponsor
• Tim Murphy · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
• related to → To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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