A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual who applies for supplemental security income benefits on the basis of disability shall be considered presumptively disabled if he has received social security or supplemental security income benefits as a disabled individual within the preceding five years.
1979-02-08: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that the duty to bargain collectively includes bargaining with respect to retirement benefits for retired employees.
1979-02-08: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
1979-02-13: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the automatic cost-of-living increases in benefits which are authorized thereunder may be made on a semiannual basis (rather than only on an annual basis as at present).
1979-02-13: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oil Import Purchase Authority Act of 1979
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals a refundable tax credit for a portion of the rent which they pay on their principal residences and which is attributable to real property taxes.
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sales Representatives Protection Act
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make permanent certain rules relating to travel expenses of State legislators.
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of certain psychologists' services under the supplementary medical insurance benefits program established by part B of such title.
1979-02-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for services which may be performed by a dentist on the same basis as presently allowed for physicians under the medicare program, and to authorize payment under such program for all inpatient hospital services furnished in connection with dental procedures requiring hospitalization.
1979-02-26: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require as a condition of assistance under such Act that law enforcement agencies have in effect a binding law enforcement officers' bill of rights.
1979-02-27: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Department of Education Organization Act
1979-07-11: Measure laid on table in House, S. 210 passed in lieu.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to remove certain limitations in the case of charitable contributions of literary, musical, or artistic compositions, or similar property.
1979-02-28: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend for a temporary period the duty on certain alloy tool steels used for making chipper knives.
1979-12-04: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
A bill to promote the provision and availability of necessary health services for the elderly by requiring the inclusion of specified preventive and home health services under the medicaid program and making various improvements in the administration of such program, providing assistance to demonstration and pilot projects for home health and supportive services, and authorizing grants for annual health fairs and mobile geriatric health units, and for other purposes.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Medicare Home Health Amendments of 1979
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Senior Citizens Health Insurance Reform Act of 1979
1979-03-05: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to eliminate the benefit reduction which is provided for supplemental security income recipients in certain long-term care institutions when such institutions do not meet the standards established by States under section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act, to authorize payments to States to cover the cost of training and compensating personnel to inspect such institutions, and for other purposes.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to promote the use of alcohol as a motor vehicle fuel and as an additive to motor vehicle fuels, and for other purposes.
1979-03-06: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code.
1977-03-21: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.