HR 1171 · 114th Congress · Taxation

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-02-27· Sponsored by Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.(2015-04-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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).…

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Cosponsors (18)

10 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]NV
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]NH
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]WI
Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]MI
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]IL
Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]NY
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]NY
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]CT