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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

A bill to preserve the solvency of the railroad retirement system.

S. 1653Introduced Sep 20, 1989Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Sen. Max Baucus D-MT
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 20, 1989 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

38 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 24 Democrats, 2 independents

14 of 38 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Brockman Adams (D-WA), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), William Bradley (D-NJ), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Conrad Burns (R-MT), John Chafee (R-RI), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alan Cranston (D-CA), John Danforth (R-MO), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), David Durenberger (R-MN), John Exon (D-NE), Wendell Ford (D-KY), John Glenn (D-OH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Henry Heinz (R-PA), James Jeffords (I-VT), J. Kerrey (D-NE), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Howard Metzenbaum (D-OH) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Max Baucus.

Sponsor’s state and district

Montana 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.