S4362Referred to Committee
Railroad Retirement Fairness Act of 2026
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-21
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Democrat · DE · Senator
Votes with party: 80.6% (815 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-04-21
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-04-21
Previously
- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 bill 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 measure has been sent to the Senate committee responsible for labor and pension issues for review.
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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] [S. 4362 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4362 To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate certain deductions for annuities under the Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 21, 2026 Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ 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 of 2026''. 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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