Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8405

Railroad Retirement Fairness Act

Railroad Retirement: Ending Pension Deductions

Apr 21·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. It is actively moving through the system, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill mentioned at this time.

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Could go either way

Having both a Democrat and a Republican lead the bill makes it more likely to move forward, but it is still in the very early stages of the lawmaking process.

Key Points

This bill changes how railroad retirement benefits are paid out. It would stop the government from taking certain amounts of money out of the monthly checks that retired railroad workers receive.
Right now, some railroad retirees have their payments lowered because of specific rules in the current law. This bill would remove one of those rules so that workers can keep more of the money they earned.
This change would help retired railroad employees and their families. By stopping these deductions, the bill tries to make the retirement system fairer and provide more financial security for those who worked in the rail industry.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Apr 21, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Railroad Retirement Fairness Act

Bill NumberHR 8405

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Data Sources

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Sponsor

Cosponsors

(4)

D: 3R: 1

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