An act to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to extend certain cost-of-living increases.
Public Law 96-582 · H.R. 8195 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 23, 1980 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. James Florio (D-NJ-1)
Cosponsors (6): Rep. Harley Staggers, Rep. Edward Madigan,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to extend for one year cost-of-living increases for railroad employee annuitants.
Directs representatives of employees and representatives of carriers to submit, by March 1, 1981, to the appropriate committees of the House and Senate a report containing recommendations to insure financial solvency of the retirement fund.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Dec 23, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-582.
- Dec 12, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Dec 10, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Dec 8, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Sep 30, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Sep 24, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.