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HR 459 98th Congress House

A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to assure sufficient resources to pay benefits under that Act, to increase the maximum daily benefit provided under that Act, to restore…

Official title: A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to assure sufficient resources to pay benefits under that Act, to increase the maximum daily benefit pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to assure sufficient resources to pay benefits under that Act, to increase the maximum daily benefit provided under that Act, to restore extended unemployment benefits for certain individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 1983 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Railroad employeesRailroadsUnemployment insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Jan 6, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 6, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to increase the maximum daily benefit for unemployment and sickness for registration periods after June 30, 1983. Increases the monthly amount to be taken into account as employee remuneration in determining the number of benefit days for which an employee is entitled.

Redefines periods of high unemployment as three consecutive months of railroad unemployment at five percent or more.

Increases employer and employee representative contributions to the railroad unemployment insurance account after March 31, 1983. Decreases from .5 percent to .25 percent the amount of unemployment contributions which shall be deposited in the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund.

Repeals the Railroad Retirement Board's authority to transfer funds from the Railroad Retirement Account to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 11, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 459: A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to assure sufficient resources to pay benefits under that Act, to increase the maximum daily benefit provided under that Act, to restore extended unemployment benefits for certain individuals, and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-459/
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"H.R. 459: A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to assure sufficient resources to pay benefits under that Act, to increase the maximum daily benefit provided under that Act, to restore extended unemployment benefits for certain individuals, and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-459/.
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H.R. 459, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-459/.
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[H.R. 459: A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to assure sufficient resources to pay benefits under that Act, to increase the maximum daily benefit provided under that Act, to restore extended unemployment benefits for certain individuals, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-459/)
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