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Railroad Retirement Fairness Act of 2026
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate certain deductions for annuities under the Act.
Summary
This bill amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate certain deductions for railroad retirement annuities. Specifically, the bill removes subdivision (6) from Section 2(f) of the Railroad Retirement Act. This change would alter the rules governing deductions from railroad retirement benefit annuities.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Christopher A. Coons’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $24,000
- THE CHEMOURS COMPANY $20,000
- INVARIANT $17,500
- BARCLAYS $16,500
- AXXESS $15,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Christopher A. Coons → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 21, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Apr 21, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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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