[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 626 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 626 To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that a current connection is not lost by an individual who is misled or not properly informed by the Railroad Retirement Board of the requirement for, and the circumstances resulting in the loss of, a current connection. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2007 Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that a current connection is not lost by an individual who is misled or not properly informed by the Railroad Retirement Board of the requirement for, and the circumstances resulting in the loss of, a current connection. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Retirement Fairness Act''. SEC. 2. EQUITABLE EXTENSION OF CURRENT CONNECTION. (a) Equitable Estoppel.--Section 1(o) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231(o)) is amended by inserting ``An individual who, at the time the individual makes an inquiry to the Board, has a current connection shall not be deemed to have lost that current connection thereafter if the Board misleads or fails to properly inform that individual about that requirement and if that conduct by the Board, according to the principles of equity, should stop the Board from deeming the individual to have lost that current connection.'' after the first sentence. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this Act applies with respect to annuities applied for on or after February 3, 1989. <all>