SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 7
(By Senators Claypole, Anderson, Bailey,
Blatnik, Chafin, Chernenko, Craigo, Dalton,
Dittmar, Grubb, Helmick, Humphreys, Jones,
Macnaughtan, Manchin, Miller, Minard,
Plymale, Ross, Schoonover, Sharpe, Tomblin,
Wagner, Walker, Whitlow, Withers, Wooton and Yoder)
Urging the United States Congress to reject the proposal to
transfer the functions of the railroad retirement board to
the social security administration.
Whereas, In the 1930s, the Congress of the United States
assumed the responsibility for developing a federally
administrated retirement program to place the various railroad
pension plans on a solid financial basis; and
Whereas, The railroad retirement system today covers over
one million individuals who have contributed over the years in
good faith and have legitimate expectations of receiving their
benefits; and
Whereas, The national performance review board proposes to
transfer the functions of the railroad retirement board to the
social security administration, to other federal agencies and to
private section service providers; and
Whereas, This proposal would privatize and terminate a
program that has worked well and provided retirement security for1.3 million active, retired and disabled rail workers and their
families for nearly 60 years; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate of West Virginia urges the United States
Congress to reject a proposal by the national performance review
board to transfer the functions of the railroad retirement board
to the social security administration; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to
forward a copy of this resolution to the members of the West
Virginia congressional delegation and to the national performance
review board.