US Congress Senate Bill 506 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 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).

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2013-03-07	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1271)

HB1009 (Related) 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/506/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s506/BILLS-113s506is.pdf