Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2009

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Bill Number

HR 1792

Introduced

Mar 30, 2009

Latest Action

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

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Fires Health personnel Income tax deferral Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Taxation

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Summary

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2009 - 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 firefighting and fire 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

May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 30, 2009

Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 30, 2009

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.
Mar 30, 2009

Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 30, 2009

Introduced in House

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