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S 2214 116th Congress Senate Taxation 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 2019

Introduced: July 23, 2019 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5015-5016)
Jul 23, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2019

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of length of service award plans as eligible deferred compensation plans for retirement plan purposes. It also exempts such length of service award plans from requirements relating to employee pension benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

What's happening now July 23, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5015-5016)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4036 Identical bill Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2214: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2214/
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"S. 2214: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2214/.
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S. 2214, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2214/.
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