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H.R. 5483 · 109th Congress

Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act

Law · 109-478 · Jan 12, 2007
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DYR YoungSponsor
10 cosponsors · 6 D, 4 R
CBD Brown SLR LaTourette JOD Oberstar FLR LoBiondo EPD Pastor BMD McCollum MSD Sabo JRR Ramstad CPD Peterson LTR Terry

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

  1. House Introduced May 25, 2006
  2. House Passed Sep 27, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Dec 9, 2006
  4. President To the President Jan 3, 2007
  5. President Signed Jan 12, 2007
  6. Law Jan 12, 2007

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 12, 2007

(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.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act

Latest action (Jan 12, 2007): Became Public Law No: 109-478.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: May 25, 2006

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

  1. House Introduced May 25, 2006
  2. House Passed Sep 27, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Dec 9, 2006
  4. President To the President Jan 3, 2007
  5. President Signed Jan 12, 2007
  6. Law Jan 12, 2007

No recorded floor vote found.