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HR 7276 97th Congress Labor and Employment

A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that married widows who elected a residual lump sum payment may rescind that election, repay the lump sum, and receive an annuity in…

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A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that married widows who elected a residual lump sum payment may rescind that election, repay the lump sum, and receive an annuity in certain instances.

Introduced: October 1, 1982 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7276: A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that married widows who elected a residual lump sum payment may rescind that election, repay the lump sum, and receive an annuity in certain instances.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7276/
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"H.R. 7276: A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that married widows who elected a residual lump sum payment may rescind that election, repay the lump sum, and receive an annuity in certain instances.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7276/.
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H.R. 7276, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7276/.
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[H.R. 7276: A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that married widows who elected a residual lump sum payment may rescind that election, repay the lump sum, and receive an annuity in certain instances.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7276/)
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