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Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
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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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2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381). Issues relating to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 4625, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to to establish a voluntary national cancer registry at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 4365/S. 2932, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, provisions to protect the current practice of medical directors issuing standing orders which allow fire and EMS personnel to issue lifesaving medicines, such as pain narcotics and anti-seizure medicines.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381). Issues relating to federal ambulance standards. H.R. 4625, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, provisions to to establish a voluntary national cancer registry at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 4365, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act, provisions to protect the current practice of medical directors issuing standing orders which allow fire and EMS personnel to issue lifesaving medicines, such as pain narcotics and anti-seizure medicines.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders. H.R. 1786/S. 928, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, provisions to provide health monitoring and compensation to the workers at Ground Zero. Issues relating to the Medicare reimbursement for fire and EMS departments that provide ambulance treatment and transport for patients. Issues relating to the regulation of supplemental health insurance for volunteer firefighters. Issues relating to notification of firefighters exposed to infectious diseases under the procedures set up by the Ryan White Care Act (P.L. 101-381).
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 (S. 1558; HR 2658); Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer (S. 746/H.R. 1197); USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 (S. 1151/HR. 1151); Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act (PALS Act) (S. 1926/H.R. 3339)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 1300/S. 1915, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 3583, the PREPARE Act, provisions to purchase medical countermeasures for first responders.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Navy, Dept of, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/H.R. 2658/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Issues regarding training of first responders to respond to an Ebola outbreak, including the use of federal grant programs. H.R. 1300, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families. H.R.2366, the Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act, provisions relating to federal programs affecting the emergency medical services. H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, and H.R. 745/ S. 377, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act, provisions relating to the extension of add-on payments for the transport of Medicare patients to hospitals.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| MI |
| Charles W. Boustany Jr. | Republican | LA |
| Charles W. Dent | Republican | PA |
| Chris Collins | Republican | NY |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | MD |
| Christopher P. Gibson | Republican | NY |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | Republican | WY |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| Donna F. Edwards | Democratic | MD |
| Ed Whitfield | Republican | KY |
| Elizabeth H. Esty | Democratic | CT |
| Frank A. LoBiondo | Republican | NJ |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| H. Morgan Griffith | Republican | VA |
| John C. Carney Jr. | Democratic | DE |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Luke Messer | Republican | IN |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | Republican | LA |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Republican | NJ |
| Ryan A. Costello | Republican | PA |
| Steve Israel | Democratic | NY |
| Susan W. Brooks | Republican | IN |
| Tim Huelskamp | Republican | KS |
| Tim Murphy | Republican | PA |
| Tom Reed | Republican | NY |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Navy, Dept of, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service