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Tell Congress to Pass Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act

Published Date: 12.01.2011

The Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act (H.R. 376/S. 1911), which is supported by the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), clarifies the treatment of length of service award programs (LOSAPs) under the federal tax code.  The bill would raise the federal cap on annual contributions into an individual volunteer’s LOSAP, allow private, non-profit emergency services agencies to be treated as governmental agencies under the Internal Revenue Code and other applicable laws, and allow LOSAP sponsors the flexibility to elect to have LOSAP benefits become portable and guaranteed.

Contact your U.S. Representative and Senators today and ask them to cosponsor the Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act! Click here to use the NVFC’s Capwiz advocacy tool to send a letter now.

Click here to learn more about the introduction of S. 1911.

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