HR 3685 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Introduced Dec 10, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Lou Barletta R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 8, 2014 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H65-66, H66-67, H68)

Progress

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IntroducedDec 10, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that a qualified emergency services volunteer shall not be counted in determining the number of full-time employees of an employer for the purpose of shared responsibility requirements for employers with respect to health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Defines "qualified emergency services volunteer" as a bona fide volunteer performing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services.

Cosponsors 107

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 10, 2013 to Jan 28, 2014, with 31 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-KY	Andy Barr	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Bill Shuster	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-MI	Candice S. Miller	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-NY	Chris Collins	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-CO	Cory Gardner	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-WV	David B. McKinley	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-OH	David P. Joyce	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Glenn Thompson	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-IN	Jackie Walorski	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-OH	James B. Renacci	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Jim Gerlach	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-NJ	Jon Runyan	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-NJ	Leonard Lance	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-NC	Mark Meadows	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Michael G. Fitzpatrick	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-NY	Michael G. Grimm	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Patrick Meehan	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-IL	Rodney Davis	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Scott Perry	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-AL	Spencer Bachus	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-TN	Stephen Lee Fincher	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-AR	Tom Cotton	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Tom Marino	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Dec 10, 2013
R-PA	Charles W. Dent		Dec 11, 2013
R-IL	John Shimkus		Dec 11, 2013
R-PA	Keith J. Rothfus		Dec 11, 2013
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins		Dec 11, 2013
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Dec 11, 2013
R-NY	Peter T. King		Dec 11, 2013
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Dec 11, 2013
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Dec 11, 2013
R-IN	Todd Young		Dec 11, 2013
R-NY	Tom Reed		Dec 11, 2013
R-MD	Andy Harris		Dec 12, 2013
D-NY	Daniel B. Maffei		Dec 12, 2013
R-TN	David P. Roe		Dec 12, 2013
D-CT	Elizabeth H. Esty		Dec 12, 2013
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Dec 12, 2013
R-OR	Greg Walden		Dec 12, 2013
R-NC	Howard Coble		Dec 12, 2013
D-CT	Joe Courtney		Dec 12, 2013
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Dec 12, 2013
R-ND	Kevin Cramer		Dec 12, 2013
D-AZ	Kyrsten Sinema		Dec 12, 2013
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Dec 12, 2013
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Dec 12, 2013
D-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Dec 12, 2013
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Dec 12, 2013
R-NJ	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen		Dec 12, 2013
R-MO	Sam Graves		Dec 12, 2013
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Dec 16, 2013
R-TN	Diane Black		Dec 16, 2013
R-KY	Ed Whitfield		Dec 16, 2013
R-OK	James Lankford		Dec 16, 2013
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Dec 16, 2013
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Dec 16, 2013
D-PA	Allyson Y. Schwartz		Dec 19, 2013
R-CA	David G. Valadao		Dec 19, 2013
D-DE	John C. Carney, Jr.		Dec 19, 2013
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II		Dec 19, 2013
R-VA	Robert Hurt		Dec 19, 2013
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp		Dec 19, 2013
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith		Dec 23, 2013
R-TX	John R. Carter		Dec 23, 2013
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Dec 23, 2013
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney		Dec 23, 2013
D-CA	Raul Ruiz		Dec 23, 2013
R-KY	Thomas Massie		Dec 23, 2013
R-MO	Billy Long		Jan 8, 2014
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen		Jan 8, 2014
R-NV	Joseph J. Heck		Jan 8, 2014
D-OR	Kurt Schrader		Jan 8, 2014
D-IN	Peter J. Visclosky		Jan 8, 2014
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Jan 8, 2014
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jan 8, 2014
R-AR	Tim Griffin		Jan 8, 2014
D-NY	Brian Higgins		Jan 9, 2014
D-MI	Gary C. Peters		Jan 9, 2014
R-NC	Robert Pittenger		Jan 9, 2014
D-NY	Steve Israel		Jan 9, 2014
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks		Jan 9, 2014
R-IN	Todd Rokita		Jan 9, 2014
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup		Jan 10, 2014
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Jan 10, 2014
R-ID	Raul R. Labrador		Jan 10, 2014
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		Jan 13, 2014
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		Jan 13, 2014
D-WA	Derek Kilmer		Jan 13, 2014
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly		Jan 13, 2014
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Jan 13, 2014
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud		Jan 13, 2014
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Jan 13, 2014
R-MN	Erik Paulsen		Jan 15, 2014
R-FL	John L. Mica		Jan 15, 2014
R-TX	Ted Poe		Jan 15, 2014
R-IA	Tom Latham		Jan 15, 2014
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici		Jan 27, 2014
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee		Jan 28, 2014
R-AL	Martha Roby		Jan 28, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 8, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H65-66, H66-67, H68)
Dec 10, 2013Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1798	Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act	Identical bill	Dec 10, 2013

Subjects

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Dec 10, 2013Introduced in House

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