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Union Calendar No. 461
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4844
[Report No. 106–777, Parts I and II]
To modernize the financing of the railroad retirement system and to provide
enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 13, 2000
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
PETRI, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. MATSUI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
JULY 20, 2000
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an
amendment
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JULY 20, 2000
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended for a period ending
not later than July 27, 2000
JULY 26, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. QUINN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. WISE, Mrs.
JOHNSON
of 
Connecticut, 
Mr. 
JEFFERSON, 
Mr. 
CAMP, 
Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mr. TERRY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. UDALL
of New Mexico, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr.
WYNN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. NEY, Mr. MEEKS of New York,
Mr. KING, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. POMBO, Mr. CUMMINGS,
Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANKS of New Jer-
sey, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.
BOSWELL, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. HORN, Mr.
KUCINICH, Mr. WELLER, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. KUYKENDALL, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. BERRY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. TAUSCHER,
Mr. COOK, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr.
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. TURNER, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.
DOYLE, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. COLLINS, Mr.
MURTHA, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. FROST, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. ANDREWS,
Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.
PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. RUSH, Mr. BEREUTER,
Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. BLILEY, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr.
STEARNS, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,
Mr. EHRLICH, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. THUNE, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. EHLERS, Mr.
HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. VENTO, Mr. MICA, Mr. LU-
THER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. KLINK, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. BORSKI, Ms. NORTON,
Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.
GREEN of Texas, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms.
BERKLEY, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. LEWIS of Ken-
tucky, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BAKER,
Mr. HOLT, Mr. BASS, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. SAWYER, Mr.
TIAHRT, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. WATKINS,
Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. EDDIE
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. DIAZ-
BALART, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mrs. MEEK of Florida,
Mr. BECERRA, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms.
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. WEINER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SCOTT, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr.
UDALL of Colorado, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. CLYBURN, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
MOORE, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. JOHN, Mr. BACA, Mr. ROTH-
MAN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LUCAS of
Kentucky, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. WALSH, Mr. BAR-
RETT of Nebraska, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. GUTIERREZ,
Ms. RIVERS, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr.
MCGOVERN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. PICK-
ERING, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. UPTON, Mr. CALVERT,
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. LINDER, Mr. BALDACCI, Ms.
DUNN, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. BRADY of
Texas, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. GREEN of Wis-
consin, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. WALDEN of
Oregon, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE, Mr.
MOLLOHAN, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr.
DEUTSCH, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. BISHOP,
Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ISTOOK, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ROGAN,
Mr. SANDLIN, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. CARSON, Mr. GORDON, Mr. POMEROY,
Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. REYES, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. DICKS, Mr. MCIN-
TYRE, Mr. CANNON, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas,
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. GILLMOR, Mrs. ROU-
KEMA, Mr. ORTIZ, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr.
PALLONE, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. BOYD, Mr. ROEMER, Mr.
HYDE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. LEACH, Mr. WU,
Ms. LEE, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
STRICKLAND, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. SMITH of
Washington, Mr. OBEY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. BOEHNER,
Mr. OLVER, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. FORBES, Mr. BURR of North Caro-
lina, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr.
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. COYNE, Mr.
COMBEST, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. GUTKNECHT,
Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. WICKER,
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. SPENCE, Mr.
HILL of Montana, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. BOUCHER,
Mr. HAYES, Mr. TANNER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland,
Mr. OWENS, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. COBLE
JULY 26, 2000
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment, com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 13, 2000]
A BILL
To modernize the financing of the railroad retirement system
and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and bene-
ficiaries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement Act of
2000’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974
Sec. 101. Expansion of widow’s and widower’s benefits.
Sec. 102. Retirement age restoration.