Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015

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Bill Number

HR 1171

Introduced

Feb 27, 2015

Latest Action

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

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Cosponsors

Topics

Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Fires First responders and emergency personnel 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 2015

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 guidance clarifying that a length of service award program is not an employee pension benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Actions

Apr 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 27, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Feb 27, 2015

Introduced in House

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