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HR 1792 111th Congress House

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.

Introduced: November 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensions
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FiresHealth personnelIncome tax deferralSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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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 Latest action May 14, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3319 Related bill Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 12, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 29, 2010
Massa, Eric
· Nov 16, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 2, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 6, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1792: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1792/
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"H.R. 1792: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1792/.
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H.R. 1792, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1792/.
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