FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House Concurrent Resolution No.14

91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY



1637L.01I

Whereas, the Railroad Retirement and Survivors Improvement Act of 2000 was approved in a bipartisan effort by 391 members of the United States House of Representatives of the 106th Congress, including the entire Missouri delegation to the United States House of Representatives; and



Whereas, more than 83 United States Senators, including both Missouri Senator Kit Bond and then Missouri Senator John Ashcroft, signed letters of support for this legislation in 2000; and



Whereas, the bill now before the 107th Congress modernizes the Railroad Retirement System for its 690,000 beneficiaries nationwide, including over 23,100 in Missouri; and



Whereas, railroad management, labor and retiree organizations have agreed to support this legislation; and



Whereas, this legislation provides tax relief to freight railroads, Amtrak and commuter lines; and



Whereas, this legislation provides benefit improvements for surviving spouses of rail workers, who currently suffer deep cuts in income when the rail retiree dies; and



Whereas, no outside contributions from taxpayers are needed to implement the changes called for in this legislation; and



Whereas, all changes will be paid for from within the railroad industry, including a full share of active employees:



Now, therefore, be it resolved that the members of the Missouri House of Representatives of the Ninety-first General Assembly, First Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby urge the United States Congress to support the Railroad Retirement and Survivors Improvement Act introduced in the 107th Congress; and



Be it further resolved that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each member of the Missouri Congressional delegation.


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