House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-478
Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act
Became law on Jan 12, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep. Don Young R-AKWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2006
- Committee actionJul 19, 2006
- Passed HouseSep 27, 2006 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJan 3, 2007
- Became lawJan 12, 2007
Latest action: Jan 12, 2007 — Became Public Law No: 109-478.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5483.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5483, Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act” on September 15, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 19, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 15, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18127
- CBO publication date
- September 15, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5483, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5483
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bec6834a9ccbdf9fcf0d64fa4e9c9a7d01f190fa6630e96152559cc1d81f9adb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5483, Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act” on September 15, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 19, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 15, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18127
- CBO publication date
- September 15, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5483, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5483
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bec6834a9ccbdf9fcf0d64fa4e9c9a7d01f190fa6630e96152559cc1d81f9adb
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 109-669 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on September 19, 2006.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 19, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/669
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5483, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5483
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
bec6834a9ccbdf9fcf0d64fa4e9c9a7d01f190fa6630e96152559cc1d81f9adb
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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
10 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Corrine Brown (D-FL), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James Oberstar (D-MN), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Martin Sabo (D-MN), Lee Terry (R-NE).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Don Young.
- H.R. 3 (109th) SAFETEA-LU
- H.R. 5782 (109th) Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006
- H.R. 5074 (109th) Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006
- H.R. 5076 (109th) National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006
- H.R. 889 (109th) Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006
- H.R. 4508 (109th) Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.