House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to change benefit eligibility requirements so that individuals who have completed thirty years of service as an employee and have attained the age of fifty-five years are eligible and so that certain other individuals who have attained the age of fifty-five years and are related to employees are eligible.
Sponsor: Rep. James Quillen R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 1987
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 22, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Doug Barnard (D-GA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Floyd Spence (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 481 (100th) A resolution expressing the condolences of the House on the death of Representative Duncan of Tennessee.
- H.R. 1857 (100th) A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that clinical social worker services are covered under part B…
- H.R. 236 (100th) A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the payment of services by psychologists under the medicare program.
- H.R. 1736 (100th) A bill to provide for the payment of impact aid to certain school districts.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.