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H.R. 1260 (97th)

A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 with respect to the benefits of remarried widows and widowers of railroad employees and to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits thereunder for divorced spouses and surviving divorced spouses of individuals who are entitled to railroad retirement annuities.

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Introduced

23 January 1981

Last action

6 February 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

Sponsors

Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]

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7 February 2024

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Summary

Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to direct that benefits under such Act for divorced spouses, surviving divorced spouses, widows, and widowers of railroad employees shall be the same as those benefits that they would have been entitled to had the railroad employee's service been subject to the Social Security Act.

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Timeline

  1. 23 January 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 February 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.

    Source: Committee

  5. 6 February 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

    Source: Committee

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