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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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2017 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
Supported S.1158/H.R.3030, the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act; Supported S.Res.136, marking 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide; Supported S.Res.139/H.Res.274, condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of international human rights law; Supported H.R.2658, the Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act; Supported H.Res.359, urging the EU to designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization; Supported H.R.3329, the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act; Supported H.R.3342, the Sanctioning Hezbollahs Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act; Supported H.R.2712, the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act; Supported H.R.1221, the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act; Supported S.1292/HR1991, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act; Supported S.198, the Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017; Supported S.447, the Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act; Supported in principle the Taylor Force Act (S.1697) and supported the revised Taylor Force Act (H.R.1164); Supported H.R.3542, the Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act; Urged House members to support the Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance; Urged House members to support the Bi-Partisan Task Force on Anti-Semitism; Urged continued support for the United States-Israel relationship; Attention to U.S. Middle East foreign policy; Attention to the concerns of the Jewish Diaspora; Concerns relating to the United Nations Human Rights Council; Urged Administration to impose sanctions under 2008 JADE Act and 2016 Global Magnitsky Human Rights Act in response to atrocities by Burmese military against Rohingya population
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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 115-83, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2017 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, provisions to provide incentives for small business owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers and provisions to limit the deduction for state and local income taxes. S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Protecting the state and local tax deduction for individual income taxes. Legislation to repeal the "Cadillac tax" on high-value insurance plans.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2017 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, 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), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2017 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Protecting the state and local tax deduction for individual income taxes.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, 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), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2017 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
introduction of Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; full funding and reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Act; HR 1991, the Personal Health Investment Today Act; HR 3231, permitting on public lands and streamlining and making easier permitting process; House and Senate Interior Appropriation bills; draft legislation on outdoor recreation; kids in the parks initiatives; Every Kid in a Park and Forest Service management and planning; Federal agencies work to count outdoor recreation jobs; Interior nominations, infrastructure package, park backlog maintenance bill
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, 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), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.304, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 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
| Republican |
| PA |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Republican | NJ |
| Ryan A. Costello | Republican | PA |
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, 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), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 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