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H.R. 5074 · 109th Congress

Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006

Law · 109-305 · Oct 6, 2006
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DYR YoungSponsor
3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R
CBD Brown SLR LaTourette JOD Oberstar

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Apr 4, 2006
  2. House Passed Jul 25, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Sep 25, 2006
  4. President To the President Sep 29, 2006
  5. President Signed Oct 6, 2006
  6. Law Oct 6, 2006

Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to repeal a provision requiring the Railroad Retirement Board to enter into an arrangement with a nongovernmental financial institution to serve as disbursing agent for annuity and death benefits.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 6, 2006

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to repeal a provision requiring the Railroad Retirement Board to enter into an arrangement with a nongovernmental financial institution to serve as disbursing agent for annuity and death benefits. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to serve as the disbursing agent for such benefits.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006

Latest action (Oct 6, 2006): Became Public Law No: 109-305.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 4, 2006

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Apr 4, 2006
  2. House Passed Jul 25, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Sep 25, 2006
  4. President To the President Sep 29, 2006
  5. President Signed Oct 6, 2006
  6. Law Oct 6, 2006

No recorded floor vote found.