A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include dental care, eye care, hearing aids, physical checkups, and foot care among the items and services for which payment may be made under the supplementary medical insurance program, and to provide safeguards against consumer abuse in the provision of these items and services.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Long Term Care Services Act
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that medicaid is a payor of last resort and to permit recovery by States from certain estates of medicaid expenses incurred by individuals before reaching the age of 65.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to improve the survey and certification process, rate-setting and fiscal audit methods, and regulation of nursing homes and intermediate care facilities under the medicaid program, and to provide for medical, psychological, and social assessment of long-term care patients under both the medicare and medicaid programs.
1977-03-28: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Food Additive Safety Amendments
1977-03-24: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities designed to support or defeat any legislation or legislative issue on the ballot in any State.
1977-03-29: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to provide that certain persons who were originally appointed as SSI hearing examiners under pre-1976 provisions of title XVI of the Social Security Act shall without restriction be deemed appointed as administrative law judges.
1977-10-31: Reported to House from the Committee on Ways and Means with amendment, H. Rept. 95-617 (Part II).
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide that the eligibility for, and the amount of, certain disaster benefits paid with regard to wheat and feed grains shall be based on the actual acreage planted in such commodity.
1977-03-28: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the adoption of more than two children.
1977-03-30: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to promote the use of energy conservation, solar energy, and total energy systems in Federal buildings.
1977-03-30: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Solar and Energy Conservation Commercialization Act
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
National Agricultural Land Policy Act
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that the salaries of Senators and Representatives may not be subject to any cost-of-living adjustment under such section before October 1, 1978.
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to encourage the establishment of wind erosion control and wildlife habitat areas which meet standards prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
1977-04-04: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to provide certain assistance to individuals and small business concerns in the areas of solar energy equipment and energy-related inventions.
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill of Rights Procedures Act
1977-04-04: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Agricultural Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a taxpayer a credit for certain expenses paid by him in connection with his education or training, or the education or training of his spouse or any of his dependents, at an institution of higher education or a vocational school.
1977-04-05: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Regulatory Reform Act
1977-03-02: Referred to House Committee on Rules.