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S 616 114th Congress Senate

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015

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

Introduced: April 27, 2016 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine 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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Feb 27, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1203)
Feb 27, 2015
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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1203)

 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).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1171 Identical bill Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 27, 2016
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 18, 2015
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 616: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-616/
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"S. 616: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-616/.
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