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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=Railroad Retirement Board | |||
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies | |||
|Mission=The Railroad Retirement Board administers benefits for railroad workers and families, ensuring retirement, survivor, unemployment, and sickness support similar to Social Security, tailored to railroad employment. | |||
|CreationLegislation=Railroad Retirement Act of 1934; Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 | |||
|Employees=974 | |||
|Budget=$1.3B (FY 2024) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Chairman | |||
|Services=Retirement annuities; Survivor benefits; Unemployment and sickness benefits; Disability benefits; Medicare administration for railroad workers | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=41.89801, -87.62639 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA | |||
|Website=https://www.rrb.gov/ | |||
}} | |||
{{Short description|Independent agency of the United States government}} | {{Short description|Independent agency of the United States government}} | ||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
|agency_name = Railroad Retirement Board | |agency_name = Railroad Retirement Board | ||
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|jurisdiction = | |jurisdiction = | ||
|headquarters = [[Bill Lipinski|William O. Lipinski]] Federal Building, | |headquarters = [[Bill Lipinski|William O. Lipinski]] Federal Building, Chicago, [[Illinois]], United States | ||
|coordinates = | |coordinates = | ||
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The '''U.S. Railroad Retirement Board''' ('''RRB''') is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] in the [[Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive branch of the United States government]] created in 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p41.html|title=An Overview of the Railroad Retirement Program|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref> to administer a [[social insurance]] program providing [[retirement]] benefits to the country's [[railroad]] workers. | The '''U.S. Railroad Retirement Board''' ('''RRB''') is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] in the [[Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive branch of the United States government]] created in 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p41.html|title=An Overview of the Railroad Retirement Program|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref> to administer a [[social insurance]] program providing [[retirement]] benefits to the country's [[railroad]] workers. | ||
The RRB serves U.S. railroad workers and their families, and administers retirement, survivor, [[unemployment]], and sickness benefits. Consequently, railroad workers do not participate in the United States [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] program. The RRB's headquarters are in | The RRB serves U.S. railroad workers and their families, and administers retirement, survivor, [[unemployment]], and sickness benefits. Consequently, railroad workers do not participate in the United States [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] program. The RRB's headquarters are in Chicago, [[Illinois]], with field offices throughout the country. | ||
In connection with the retirement program, the RRB has administrative responsibilities under the Social Security Act for certain benefit payments and railroad workers' [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] coverage. | In connection with the retirement program, the RRB has administrative responsibilities under the Social Security Act for certain benefit payments and railroad workers' [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] coverage. | ||