Railroad Board Wants Your Take on Marriage Proof Paperwork
Published Date: 12/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The Railroad Retirement Board wants your thoughts on their paperwork that helps prove marriage for spouse or widow(er) benefits. If you’re applying, you might fill out forms about your marriage status, but no changes to these forms are planned. They’re asking for comments now to make sure the process is clear and not too much work, with no extra costs or delays expected.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Paperwork to Prove Marriage for Benefits
If you apply for a spouse or widow(er)'s annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act, you must submit proof of a valid marriage using Forms G-124, G-124a, G-237, G-238, or G-238a. Completion of these forms is required to obtain benefits, can be done in‑office with RRB staff or by mail, and the RRB estimates 1,100 annual responses totaling 196 burden hours. The RRB proposes no changes to these forms.
Voluntary Customer Satisfaction Surveys
The RRB will continue voluntary customer satisfaction surveys (Form G-201 and other instruments) to learn how beneficiaries, claimants, employers, and the public view RRB services. These surveys are voluntary; the RRB estimates 1,620 annual responses across website surveys, periodic surveys, and focus groups, totaling 731 burden hours, and proposes no changes to Form G-201.
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