This measure would amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 by removing subdivision (6) of section 2(f) (45 U.S.C. 231a(f)). The short title is Railroad Retirement Fairness Act. The bill text says it would "eliminate certain deductions for annuities under the Act." The text does not identify which deductions subdivision (6) covers.
If you receive a railroad retirement annuity, this change would remove a deduction that currently appears in the cited part of the statute. The bill text and provided metadata do not say which specific deductions are removed or how individual annuity payments would change. No publicly available information on individual impacts is included in the provided materials.
No publicly available information on costs, savings, or other budgetary effects is included in the provided text or metadata.
The measure was introduced by Representatives Christopher Deluzio and Troy Nehls, with several cosponsors listed. The bill text itself does not include sponsors' public statements or explanations of their reasons.
No publicly available information on objections, opposition statements, or anticipated negative effects is included in the provided materials.