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Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011

Introduced: January 20, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 20, 2011
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.
Jan 20, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011- 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).

What's happening now February 25, 2011

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3