HR8405Referred to Committee

Railroad Retirement Fairness Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-04-21

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Christopher R. Deluzio

Democrat · PA · Representative

Votes with party: 97.7% (608 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-04-21

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2026-04-21

Previously

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-21

Plain-English Summary

Railroad workers and their families would receive changes to how their retirement benefits are calculated and paid under this proposal. The legislation aims to address fairness concerns in the railroad retirement system, which operates separately from Social Security and covers employees of freight and passenger rail companies. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will review the specific details of how these benefit changes would work.

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Subjects

Transportation and Public Works

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8405 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8405 To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate certain deductions for annuities under the Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Mr. Deluzio (for himself and Mr. Nehls) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate certain deductions for annuities under the Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Retirement Fairness Act''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATING CERTAIN DEDUCTIONS FOR ANNUITIES UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974. Section 2(f) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a(f)) is amended by striking subdivision (6). <all>

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