Franchising Termination Practices Reform Act
1977-06-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Child Exploitation Prevention Act
1977-06-01: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the medicare or medicaid program, and to provide for direct low-interest Federal loans to assist such facilities in construction or purchasing and installing automatic sprinkler systems.
1977-06-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Competition Review Act
1977-06-06: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
1977-06-07: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mini-Business Opportunity Act
1977-06-08: Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
A bill to provide that in compiling unemployment statistics, the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall include farmers reporting net income losses for the preceding taxable year and shall include certain of their dependents, and to provide that Federal assistance distributed on the basis of unemployment shall take into account such farmers and dependents.
1977-06-14: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to equalize the treatment of charitable contributions and investment tax credits for certain cooperatives and their members.
1977-06-16: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit an exemption of the first $5,000 of retirement income received by a taxpayer under a public retirement system or any other system if the taxpayer is at least 65 years of age.
1977-06-30: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for the payment of a special housing allowance to each recipient of supplemental security income benefits whose housing expenses exceed an amount equal to 25 percent of his or her income, so as to reduce such expenses to that amount.
1977-06-30: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include hearing aids and dentures among the items and services for which payment may be made under the supplementary medical insurance program.
1977-06-30: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Voluntary Standards and Accreditation Act
1977-06-30: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide medicare benefits for individuals who require total parenteral nutrition (TPN) as a result of intestinal surgery.
1977-07-13: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
National School-Age Mother and Child Health Act
1977-07-20: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of hospital care and medical services in Veterans' Administration health care facilities.
1977-07-25: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Inspector General Act of 1978
1978-10-12: Public Law 95-452.
A bill to provide for the installation of telecommunications devices for the deaf in agencies of Federal, State, and local governments, in offices of Members of Congress, and in other locations.
1977-07-27: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the types of transportation for patients which may be included in the definition of medical and other health services under such title.
1977-08-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to provide information on the formulas and assumptions used in the distribution of domestic assistance.
1977-08-04: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Regulatory Reform Act
1977-03-02: Referred to House Committee on Rules.