HR 2696 · 96th Congress · Labor and Employment

A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to reduce the minimum age requirements for retirement to age 55 in certain cases, to make corresponding changes in the age requirements for spouses' benefits, and to make the new requirements apply to all spouses' annuities without regard to the date the relevant employees retired.

Introduced 1979-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1979-03-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to lower the age at which specified railroad employees, their spouses, or their surviving spouses are entitled to an annuity from age 60 to age 55.…

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