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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes and wage withholding property tax rebates and other benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.

H.R. 1859Introduced Apr 29, 2003Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. John Larson D-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 29, 2003 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

30 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 13 Democrats

17 of 30 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Brad Carson (D-OK), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Phil English (R-PA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Harold Ford (D-TN), Martin Frost (D-TX), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Mark Green (R-WI), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), John McHugh (R-NY), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Major Owens (D-NY), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Tom Petri (R-WI), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Todd Platts (R-PA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Mike Rogers (R-MI), Christopher Shays (R-CT), John Shimkus (R-IL), Rob Simmons (R-CT), Nick Smith (R-MI), Curt Weldon (R-PA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Larson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.