Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001
Latest action · Aug 1, 2001 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2001
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 101) Provides for a guaranteed initial minimum amount for surviving spouses of deceased railroad employees. Bases such amount on the tier 1 and tier 2 benefit that would have been payable to the employee at the time of the award of the surviving spouse's annuity.
(Sec. 102) Repeals the reduction in tier 1 annuity components for employees and spouses prior to age 62, thus providing for full tier 1 annuities to employees at age 60 with 30 years of service and to spouses of employees with 30 years of service at age 60.
(Sec. 103) Reduces from ten to five years of service (after 1995) the vesting requirement for railroad retirement benefits for employees and survivors. Sets forth computation formulae for individual annuities through railroad retirement and Social Security benefit systems.
(Sec. 104) Repeals a maximum limit on annuity benefits payable to an employee and spouse under the railroad retirement system.
(Sec. 105) Establishes a Railroad Retirement Trust Fund (the Fund) and a National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust (the Trust) to manage and invest Fund assets.
(Sec. 106) Abolishes the Railroad Retirement Supplemental Annuity Account and provides for transfer of its funds to the Fund. Provides for transfer to the Fund of certain portions of the Railroad Retirement Account and of Social Security Equivalent Benefit account funds.
(Sec. 107) Transfers to the disbursing agent from the Dual Benefits Payments Account the amount necessary to make dual benefit payments.
(Sec. 108) Requires the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) to calculate the ratio of assets to benefits to determine annual tier II tax rates for employers, employee representatives, and employees.
Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the Trust from taxation.
(Sec. 203) Repeals a supplemental annuity tax that railroad employers pay to finance a benefit for long-time rail employees.
(Sec. 204) Provides for adjustments to railroad employers, employee representatives, and employee tier II tax rates.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 305 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, Amended | Passed384–33 | Jul 31, 2001 |
Cosponsors 368
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2001 to Jun 27, 2001; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bob Clement | Original | Mar 21, 2001 |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Original | Mar 21, 2001 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Mar 21, 2001 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-AR | Asa Hutchinson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Benjamin A. Gilman | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Bill Luther | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-OK | Ernest J. Istook Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Ernie Fletcher | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Eva M. Clayton | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Felix J. Grucci Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Frank Mascara | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-OK | J. C. Watts Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MI | James A. Barcia | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Jim Turner | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-LA | John Cooksey | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-ME | John Elias Baldacci | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Mac Collins | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Marge Roukema | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Richard W. Pombo | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Borski | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Rod R. Blagojevich | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MS | Ronnie Shows | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Horn | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-LA | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| R-OK | Wes Watkins | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-IL | William O. Lipinski | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Carrie P. Meek | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-IA | Greg Ganske | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-OH | James A. Traficant Jr. | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Karen L. Thurman | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-MO | Richard A. Gephardt | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Brian D. Kerns | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Constance A. Morella | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-LA | Christopher John | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-IL | David D. Phelps | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Don Sherwood | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-AL | Earl F. Hilliard | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Gary A. Condit | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-PA | George W. Gekas | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-WA | Jennifer Dunn | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-NV | Jim Gibbons | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-NM | Joe Skeen | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | John J. LaFalce | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John Joseph Moakley | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Ken Bentsen | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-MO | Kenny C. Hulshof | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Michael G. Oxley | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Patsy T. Mink | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-AL | Sonny Callahan | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-IN | Tim Roemer | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Tom Sawyer | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-PA | William J. Coyne | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-TN | William L. Jenkins | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-AZ | Bob Stump | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-UT | James V. Hansen | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Larry Combest | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Scott McInnis | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Tony P. Hall | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Bob Barr | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| R-AL | Bob Riley | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Calvin M. Dooley | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-SC | Floyd Spence | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-LA | Jim McCrery | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Thomas M. Barrett | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | May 23, 2001 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | May 23, 2001 | |
| D-CT | James H. Maloney | May 23, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 23, 2001 | |
| D-WI | David R. Obey | May 24, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | May 24, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Charles H. Taylor | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| R-AL | Terry Everett | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jun 27, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jun 27, 2001 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2001Markup May 16, 2001Reported May 24, 2001 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2001Markup May 9, 2001Reported May 9, 2001 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2001Discharged Jul 12, 2001 |
| Social Security Subcommittee | Referred Apr 3, 2001 | |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2001 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2001Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jul 31, 2001Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 31, 2001Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4955-4966)
- Jul 31, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1140.
- Jul 31, 2001Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 33 (Roll no. 305). (text: CR H4955-4959)
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Tables S12361Benefits for railroad employees and management in H.R. 1140, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act | Don Nickles R-OK | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12036 | Thomas A. Daschle D-SD | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1544 | Melissa A. Hart R-PA | Aug 3, 2001 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1495 | Michael G. Oxley R-OH | Aug 2, 2001 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1491 | Jim Nussle R-IA | Aug 1, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 24, 2001H.R. 1140, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 16, 2001</p>
- May 24, 2001H.R. 1140, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 16, 2001
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-17 | MID-SESSION REVIEW AND UPDATE OF THE BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK104 pages | Budget Committee | Sep 5, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-1052 | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE STATE OF THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY133 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 9, 2001 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22782 | Railroad Retirement Board: Trust Fund Investment Practices | Report | Aug 1, 2022 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 10 | Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 | Related bill | Dec 21, 2001 |
| HR 180 | Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 | Related bill | Feb 7, 2001 |
| S 697 | Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 | Related bill | Apr 4, 2001 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modernize the financing of the railroad retirement system and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Annuities
- Auditing
- Business income tax
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Deficit reduction
- Divorce
- Divorcees
- Economics and Public Finance
- Excise tax
- Families
- Federal budgets
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Financial statements
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government trust funds
- Income tax
- Injunctions
- Investment of public funds
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Married people
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Personal income tax
- Railroad employees
- Railroad retirement plans
- Retirement age
- Social Welfare
- Surety and fidelity
- Survivors' benefits
- Tax cuts
- Tax rates
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Taxation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Trusts and trustees
- Widowers
- Widows
- Withholding tax
- Women
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2001Referred in Senate
- Jul 31, 2001Engrossed in House
- Jul 12, 2001Reported in House
- Mar 21, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
