# 116-hr-8538: To allow certain governmental pension plans to include firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics, and for other purposes.

116-hr-8538, To allow certain governmental pension plans to include firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8538
- Congress: 116
- Title: To allow certain governmental pension plans to include firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands the coverage of tax-exempt governmental pension plans to include emergency response providers, such as firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics,

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8538 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8538)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8538 (as of 2025-11-18).