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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 September 28, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 15, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4574: Merchant Marine-Railroad Retirement Correction Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4574/
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"H.R. 4574: Merchant Marine-Railroad Retirement Correction Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4574/.
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H.R. 4574, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4574/.
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