Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013
Latest action · Mar 7, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013 - 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).
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2013 to Jun 4, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 7, 2013 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 14, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Feb 24, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 12, 2014 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 2, 2014 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jun 4, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Mar 7, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1271)
- Mar 7, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1271 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Mar 7, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1009 | Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 23, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2013Introduced in Senate
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