Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2007

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Bill Number

HR 2160

Introduced

May 3, 2007

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

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Cosponsors

Topics

Accounting Administrative procedure Cost of living adjustments Department of Labor Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Finance and Financial Sector Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Health Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Labor and Employment Law Paramedical personnel Social Welfare Tax-deferred compensation plans Taxation Volunteer workers

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Summary

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow sponsors of certain deferred compensation plans to elect to include length of service award plans for bona fide volunteers providing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, ambulance services, and emergency rescue services.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations exempting a length of service award program from treatment as an employee pension benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Actions

Jul 17, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 17, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
May 3, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 3, 2007

Introduced in House

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