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H.R. 1171

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015

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).

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

Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2](R-NY)Sponsor
18 cosponsors10 D8 R
18cosponsors2committees6actions1related bills9subjects
  1. Committee

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

    Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  3. IntroReferralH11100-A

    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.

  4. IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  5. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  6. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015 — Informed