HR 4937
96th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Railroad employees
Railroad retirement plans
Railroads
Survivors' benefits
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that certain individuals who lost railroad related employment through no fault of their own shall be deemed to have current connections with the railroad industry for the purposes of determining eligibility for certain survivors benefits.
Introduced: July 24, 1979
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Jul 24, 1979
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to stipulate that otherwise qualified individuals who lost railroad related employment through no fault of their own shall be deemed to have "current connections with the railroad industry" for purposes of determining eligibility for survivors benefits under such Act.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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