Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005

H.R. 1405, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2005, seeks to change federal tax laws to benefit volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Under this bill, any property tax rebates or other financial incentives provided by state or local governments to these volunteers would be excluded from their federal gross income. This means volunteer responders would not have to pay federal income, social security, or unemployment taxes on those specific benefits, allowing them to keep the full value of the incentives provided by their communities.