United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2942 (104th)
Railroad Retirement Amendment Act of 1996
Introduced
1 February 1996
Last action
15 February 1996 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Sponsors
Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Railroad Retirement Amendment Act of 1996 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced wives of workers if, through an administrative error, they received such benefits otherwise precluded by the making of a lump sum payment to a widow. Requires such survivor benefits to be paid to such a divorced wife who elects to repay the lump sum payment to the Railroad Retirement Board. Authorizes the Board to: (1) withhold up to ten percent of each benefit amount paid after the date of the enactment of this Act toward such reimbursement; and (2) waive such repayment to the extent it would cause an unjust financial hardship for the beneficiary. Makes such amendment applicable to such benefits paid in the past, present, or future.
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Timeline
1 February 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 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.
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 February 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 February 1996 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Railroad Retirement Amendment Act of 1996
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2942
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2942
- us · 104-hr-2942 · source updated 21 August 2025