US Congress House Bill 2488 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Supporting Emergency Responders Volunteer Efforts Act of 2011 or the SERVE Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer who is a bona fide volunteer of a qualified volunteer emergency response organization a $1,000 refundable tax credit. Requires such individual to: (1) have served as a bona fide volunteer performing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, and ambulance services for more than six months in a taxable year; (2) have provided more than 40 hours of such services actively engaged in the prevention, control, or extinguishmment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; or (3) have been stationed on the premises of an emergency response organization in anticipation of being actively engaged in providing such services.

SERVE Act of 2011

Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SB932 (Related) 2011-05-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2488/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2488/BILLS-112hr2488ih.pdf