HR 4574
105th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
History
Labor and Employment
Merchant marine
Merchant seamen
Military discharges
Railroad employees
Railroad retirement plans
Transportation and Public Works
Veterans' benefits
World War II
Merchant Marine-Railroad Retirement Correction Act of 1998
Introduced: September 15, 1998
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Sep 15, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 15, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Merchant Marine-Railroad Retirement Correction Act of 1998 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that merchant marine service during World War II which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deems to be active military duty as so determined by the Secretary of Defense is to be considered military service for purposes of computation of retirement benefits under such Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1