H.R. 2488: Supporting Emergency Responders Volunteer Efforts Act of 2011
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H.R. 2488: Supporting Emergency Responders Volunteer Efforts Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-11 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Supporting Emergency Responders Volunteer Efforts Act of 2011
Plain summary
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 extinguishment 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.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Supporting Emergency Responders Volunteer Efforts Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · 11 cosponsors
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Joe Courtney (D-CT)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2488.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2488 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112