,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjai,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1  
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,rodney     
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1    
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4    
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,ryan1
 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4    
,walberg1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,mr4          
,blumenauer1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of      
,pennsylvania7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to increase and make    
permanent the exclusion for benefits    
provided to volunteer firefighters and  
emergency medical responders4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,volunteer ,responder ,incentive    
,protection ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,benefits provided to volunteer         

firefighters and emergency medical      
responders  7a7 ,increase in dollar     
limitation on qualified payments        
,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#aci;,b7c77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf is amended by striking  
#cj and inserting #ej4  7b7             
,reimplementing and making permanent    
benefits  7#a7 ,in general ,section     
#aci;,b of the ,internal ,revenue ,code 
of #aihf is amended by striking         
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,effective date   
,the amendment made by this subsection  
shall apply with respect to taxable     
years beginning after ,december #ca1    
#bjai4