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HR 1171 114th Congress House Taxation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health personnel Income tax deferral Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015

Introduced: April 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 27, 2015
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.
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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).

What's happening now April 29, 2015

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

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 29, 2016
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 2, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 13, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 12, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Apr 21, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1171: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1171/
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"H.R. 1171: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1171/.
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H.R. 1171, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1171/.
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