Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 17, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income and to exempt from social security, unemployment taxes, and withholding of tax requirements rebates of real or personal property taxes or any other benefit provided by a State or local government to a member of a volunteer emergency response organization providing firefighting or emergency medical services.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2005 to Dec 7, 2006; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Mar 17, 2005 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 4, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Dec 18, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Dec 7, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2005Introduced in House
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