Railroad Retirement Board: Funding and Technology Upgrades
Railroad Retirement Board Stability Act
The Senate must act next: a Senate floor vote.
The bill has strong bipartisan support from both conservative and liberal leaders and has already been reported out of committee.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Rail unions are named stakeholders that the GAO must consult when reviewing the Railroad Retirement Board's technology modernization plans. Faster, more reliable processing of retirement and unemployment claims benefits union members who rely on the Board for benefit payments, though the bill does not change wages or bargaining rights directly.
“Representatives of each rail union that represents rail workers who are eligible for benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.”
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The Senate HELP Committee approved a bill to modernize the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The legislation allows the RRB to use surplus trust funds to address a backlog of claims and upgrade aging IT infrastructure, where workers currently wait an average of 18 months for benefits.
The bipartisan RRB Stability Act, introduced by Senators Cassidy and Sanders, passed the Senate HELP Committee unanimously. The bill provides a stable funding stream from the agency's own trust fund to modernize legacy computer systems and improve service for rail workers.
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and Bernie Sanders aims to modernize the Railroad Retirement Board's administrative funding. The bill addresses a growing backlog of claims by allowing the use of surplus funds for staffing and technology upgrades.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Railroad Retirement Board Stability Act
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