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S 1653 101th Congress Senate

A bill to preserve the solvency of the railroad retirement system.

Introduced: September 20, 1989 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Government trust fundsRailroad employeesRailroad retirement plansTaxation
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Sep 20, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 20, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 20, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 to extend for two years provisions for the transfer of tier 2 railroad retirement benefit taxation revenues from the general fund of the Treasury to the Railroad Retirement Account.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 21, 1989
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Oct 26, 1989
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