Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013
Latest action · Dec 20, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-63.
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.
- IntroducedNov 12, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 12, 2013
- Passed SenateDec 13, 2013
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2013
- Became lawDec 20, 2013Public Law 113-63
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013 - Treats payments made on or after December 24, 2012, and before the later of January 1, 2014, or 30 days after the enactment of this Act, by a tax-exempt organization to any firefighter who was injured as a result of the ambush of firefighters responding to an emergency on December 24, 2012, in Webster, New York, and the spouse or any dependent of any firefighter who died as a result of such ambush, as related to the purpose or function forming the basis of such organization's tax-exempt status, if such payments are made in good faith using a reasonable and objective formula which is consistently applied.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 12, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Dec 12, 2013 |
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 Nov 12, 2013Discharged Dec 12, 2013 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2013Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-63.
- Dec 17, 2013Presented to President.
- Dec 13, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 13, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed,pursuant to the order of 12-12-13, without amendment. (consideration: CR S8814)
- Dec 13, 2013See also S. 1689.
- Dec 12, 2013Mr. Reed asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Dec 12, 2013Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- Dec 12, 2013Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8086)
- Dec 12, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8086)
- Dec 12, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Nov 12, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8814 | — | Dec 13, 2013 |
| House · Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1867, H8086, H8087, S8717, S8756Text printed H8086 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Tom Reed R-NY | Dec 12, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8661 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 11, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6998.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1115 | Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jun 7, 2013 |
| S 1689 | Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Dec 13, 2013 |
| HR 2275 | Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2013 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To treat payments by charitable organizations with respect to certain firefighters as exempt payments.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 13, 2013Received in Senate
- Dec 12, 2013Engrossed in House
- Nov 12, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
