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HR 5483 109th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Annuities Disability insurance Disabled Earnings Economics and Public Finance Indexing (Economic policy) Labor and Employment Railroad employees Railroad retirement plans

Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act

Introduced: May 25, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 12, 2007
Became Public Law No: 109-478.
Jan 12, 2007
Signed by President.
Jan 3, 2007
Presented to President.
Dec 11, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 9, 2006
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11841)
Dec 9, 2006
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 9, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 9, 2006
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11841)
Nov 13, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 28, 2006
Received in the Senate.
Sep 27, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7621-7622)
Sep 27, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7621-7622)
Sep 27, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5483.
Sep 27, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7621-7622)
Sep 27, 2006
Mr. LaTourette moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 19, 2006
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
Sep 19, 2006
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-669.
Jul 19, 2006
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 19, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 26, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
May 25, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 25, 2006
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to replace the $400 in earnings limit that an individual under retirement age can earn while continuing to receive an annuity due to a disabling permanent physical or mental condition with a monthly allowable earning. Replaces the $4,800 in earnings limit that such an individual can earn while continuing to receive such an annuity with an annual earning limitation computed by totaling the monthly allowable earning for each month of the year. Sets forth a calculation for determining payment of the annuity if the annual earning exceeds the annual allowable earning. Sets the monthly allowable earning at $700 and for years after 2007 as the larger of the amount for the previous year or the amount calculated using a formula based on the national average wage index.

What's happening now January 12, 2007

Became Public Law No: 109-478.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 20, 2006
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· May 25, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5483: Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5483/
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"H.R. 5483: Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5483/.
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H.R. 5483, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5483/.
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