Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
H.R. 2382 amends federal tax and retirement laws to allow firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians employed by certain nonprofit public safety agencies to participate in governmental pension plans. Currently, these workers are often excluded from government retirement plans because their employers are nonprofit organizations rather than direct government entities. The bill allows firefighters and emergency medical service providers working under contract with state and local governments to be included in governmental pension plans without disqualifying those plans from their tax-advantaged status. The legislation applies to plan years beginning after the bill's enactment and primarily affects first responders employed by nonprofit public safety agencies and the retirement systems that serve them. No new federal funding is required, as the bill simply clarifies eligibility rules within existing pension plan structures.
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