A bill to improve the administration of the patent and trademark laws by establishing the Patent and Trademark Office as an independent agency, and for other purposes.
1979-12-05: Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
A bill to amend the Act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership therein.
1979-12-21: Public Law 96-155.
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that the Federal tort claims provisions of that title are the exclusive remedy in medical malpractice actions and proceedings resulting from federally authorized National Guard training activities, and for other purposes.
1980-06-03: Referred jointly to House Committees on the Judiciary; and Armed Services.
A bill to designate the building known as the Federal Building in Evansville, Indiana, as the "Winfield K. Denton Building".
1979-09-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
An act to limit governmental search and seizure of documentary materials possessed by persons, to provide a remedy for persons aggrieved by violations of the provisions of this Act, and for other purposes.
1980-10-13: Public Law 96-440.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the credit or refund of the tax on any gasoline which is used in the production of certain alcohol fuels.
1979-09-13: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Patent Law Amendments of 1979
1980-03-20: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make certain technical corrections with respect to the treatment of gasoline mixed with alcohol.
1979-07-16: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
A bill to provide for contribution of damages attributable to an agreement by two or more persons to fix, maintain, or stabilize prices under section 4, 4A, or 4C of the Clayton Act.
1979-11-27: Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary, S. Rept. 96-428.
Railroad Violence and Vandalism Prevention Act of 1979
1979-06-12: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to terminate the authorizations for Lafayette Dam and Reservoir, and Big Pine Dam and Reservoir, in the State of Indiana.
1979-06-12: Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide for the proper classification of cold finished steel bars and for other purposes.
1979-06-05: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Gasohol Marketing Freedom Act of 1979
1979-06-04: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of an individual suffering from a terminal illness.
1979-05-22: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
A bill entitled the "Alcohol Fuels Regulatory Simplification Act of 1979".
1979-05-22: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
A bill to incorporate the Gold Star Wives of America.
1980-12-04: Public Law 96-497.
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for legal assistance to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, and for other purposes.
1979-05-14: Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, for the Intelligence Community Staff, and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, to authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
1979-11-02: Public Law 96-100.
First Amendment Privacy Protection Act of 1979
1979-04-02: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to protect the rights of individuals guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States and to prevent unwarranted invasion of their privacy by prohibiting the use of polygraph type equipment for certain purposes.
1979-04-02: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.