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Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to allow a worker to be employed in any non-railroad employment and still qualify for an annuity, subject to current deductions in the tier 1 benefit on account of work and new deduction in the tier 2 benefit if the employment is for his last nonrailroad employer.

S. 346Introduced Jan 21, 1987Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Zorinsky D-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 29, 1987 — Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department.

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

9 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 8 Democrats

1 of 9 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

John Exon (D-NE), Albert Gore (D-TN), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Henry Heinz (R-PA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), David Pryor (D-AR), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), James Sasser (D-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Zorinsky.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress

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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.