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H.R. 1840: Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2013

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H.R. 1840: Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-06 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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

Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2013

Plain summary

Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who have attained age 60 or are disabled an exemption from income and employment taxes for real property tax abatements received under a state or local program in which such individuals have provided services in exchange for such abatements.

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Official text

Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Richard E. Neal (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), William R. Keating (D-MA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Property tax
A tax on land, buildings and some business property, based on its value. In Texas it is set and collected by local governments (cities, counties, school districts and special districts), not by the state.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1840 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113