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HR 1009 113th Congress House

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013

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

Introduced: September 17, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensions
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FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth personnelIncome tax deferralSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 6, 2013
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.
Mar 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 23, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013 - 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).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 506 Related bill Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 4
Lance, Leonard
· May 19, 2014
UPTON, FRED
· May 19, 2014
Ellison, Keith
· Mar 12, 2014
LATHAM, TOM
· Sep 17, 2013
Collins, Chris
· Jul 19, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Jun 17, 2013
Walz, Timothy
· Jun 6, 2013
LOWEY, NITA
· May 16, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 15, 2013
Loebsack, David
· May 14, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· May 14, 2013
PETERSON, COLLIN
· May 14, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 9, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Mar 6, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· Mar 6, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Mar 6, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Mar 6, 2013
Owens, William
· Mar 6, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 6, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1009: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1009/
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"H.R. 1009: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1009/.
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H.R. 1009, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1009/.
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