Youth Internships in the Field of Aging Act
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning November 23, 1980, as "National Family Week".
1979-11-09: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that any patient of a long-term care institution participating in the medicare or medicaid program, or otherwise receiving funds under that Act, shall have the right to terminate his or her contract with such institution upon giving reasonable advance notice, and to expressly prohibit such an institution from requiring any patient to turn over to it any income received by him or her after such notice is given.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Age Discrimination in Federal Employment Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A concurrent resolution calling upon the Soviet Union to release Andrei Sakharov from internal exile immediately.
1980-01-24: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
A concurrent resolution authorizing a statue of Frederick Douglass to be placed in the Capitol.
1980-02-26: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
A bill to further amend the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, to establish a program under which institutions of higher education may receive grants to defray 55 per centum of the tuition costs of older persons attending such institutions on a tuition-free basis, and for other purposes.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A concurrent resolution to create the Claude Pepper Senior Citizen Intern Program.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide that volunteers serving in the Service Corps of Retired Executives may provide services to certain home health agencies.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the enforcement of standards relating to the rights of patients in certain medical facilities.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the amount of the charitable deduction allowable for expenses incurred in the operation of a highway vehicle will be determined in the same manner as the business deduction for such expenses.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that April 22, 1980, should be celebrated as "Earth Day, 1980".
1980-04-02: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security Act to provide for the reallotment of unused social services funds, in any fiscal year, to States which will use such funds during the succeeding year in furnishing services aimed at preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care by making home or community care available; to provide additional Federal matching for multipurpose senior center programs; and to provide for the standardization of eligibility requirements for the funding of senior centers.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Andrei Sakharov should be released from internal exile, urging the President to protest the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union, and for other purposes.
1980-02-19: Measure passed Senate, roll call #42 (91-0).
Mental Health Amendments of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the International Olympic Committee should allow Taiwan to participate in the 1980 winter Olympic games under its own name, flag, and national anthem.
1980-02-06: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
A concurrent resolution expressing the appreciation to the Government of Canada for its support and assistance in securing the safe release of American embassy personnel from Iran.
1980-01-31: Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A concurrent resolution expressing the deep concern of the Congress over the plight of the Cambodian people and its strong support for humanitarian assistance for those people and a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Kampuchea.
1980-03-27: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Gasohol Marketing Freedom Act of 1979
1979-05-07: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.