Age 60 Rule Vote is soon

[dtzl]

Whatever side of the fence you are on, contact your senators immediately! There is a rider attached to the Homeland Security Act that would raise the retirement age to 65. Let your senators know what you think, the vote is soon, maybe even today.

 

[pilot141]

Age 63

The actual amendment changes the age to 63, not 65. The amendment is being sponsored by Sen Frank Murkowski (AK).

Here is a link to the actual text of the proposed amendment:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?r107:1:./temp/~r107tLcXQv:e181375:

Scroll down just past 1/3 of the page; it's under SA 4482.

To find out who your senators are and how to reach them, go to:

http://www.senate.gov/.

 

[dtzl]

You are right. Thanks for the correction. The introduced bill s.361.ia stated 65 years of age. The amended bill s.361.rs changed it to 63. My bad.

 

[pilot141]

Good on ya'

Hey, I'm just glad that you posted the original thread. No matter that the actual verbage got changed as it made it's way to the Senate floor.

The important thing is that as many people as possible know about it and have an opportunity to express their views.

I personally think that it's great that when I turn 60 the feds tell me that I HAVE to go golf and fish and fly only for fun, but some people may feel otherwise.

Get involved, or you have no basis to complain when the rules change!

 

[shootr]

I wrote my senators and here's one of their answers...

Dear Mr. (shootr):

Thank you for contacting me regarding S.361, a bill to raise the
retirement age of airline pilots.

S.361 would prohibit airlines from hiring pilots over the age of 65,
rather than 60 as current law mandates. Proponents of the bill believe
that we should not force experienced pilots to retire, especially when
airlines need additional pilots. Opponents of the legislation contend
research has shown that when pilots reach 60, their ability to meet the
demands of the job have diminished enough to warrant retirement.

S.361 was referred to the Commerce Committee where hearings took place on
March 13, 2001. After the hearings, the Committee voted to amend S.361 to
set the retirement age of pilots at 63 years of age. The amended
legislation was then passed out of committee by a vote of 13-8.

On October 10, 2001, S.361 was offered as an amendment to the Aviation
Security Act, S.1447. While I am sympathetic to many of the concerns
raised by the supporters of this legislation, I voted for the motion to
table this amendment because the issue was not directly related to
aviation security legislation aimed at preventing terrorism. The Senate
may have an opportunity to consider this issue again while it debates
homeland security legislation, and if it does I will keep your views in
mind.