HR 4885
100th Congress
House
Social Welfare
Annuities
Cost of living adjustments
Economics and Public Finance
Employee benefit plans
Health
Inflation
Labor and Employment
Medicare
Railroad retirement plans
Railroads
Railroad Retirement Medicare Equity Act of 1988
Introduced: June 21, 1988
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 5, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 27, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 1988
Introduced in House
Jun 21, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 21, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Plain-English summary
Railroad Retirement Medicare Equity Act of 1988 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to set the same limitation on annual increases in Medicare part B premium deductions from monthly annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 as currently applies to such premium deductions from monthly benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Act, so that such increases cannot exceed cost of living increases in the annuities.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1