A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a project along the Martin Pena Canal in the area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1981-02-18: Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB.
A bill to extend the revenue Sharing program to provide fiscal assistance to territories of the United States.
1981-02-11: Referred to Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources.
A bill to permit the transportation of passengers between Puerto Rico and other United States ports on foreign flag vessels when United States flag service for such transportation is not available.
1982-08-17: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a service pension for veterans of World War I who have annual incomes of less than $10,000 and for certain surviving spouses and dependent children of veterans of World War I.
1981-01-28: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that Federal assistance to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam under the aid to families with dependent children, child welfare, and social services programs shall be furnished on the same basis (under the same formula and without specific dollar ceilings) as in the case of other States, and to amend section 228 of such Act to extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam the program of special benefits at age seventy-two for certain uninsured individuals.
1981-02-02: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to increase the dollar limitations and Federal medical assistance percentages applicable to the medicaid programs of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
1981-02-06: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
A bill to provide that certain judicial pleadings and proceedings in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may be conducted in the Spanish language, and for other purposes.
1981-02-17: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that distilled spirits originally distilled from cane in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands shall be exempt from restrictions imposed with respect to the cover over of excise tax revenues and to allow the full excise tax on distilled spirits to be covered over to the possessions.
1984-07-23: See H.R.4170.
A bill to designate the United States Courthouse Building in Hato Rey Puerto Rico, as the "Clemente Ruiz Nazario Courthouse".
1984-10-30: Became Public Law No: 98-589.
Hispanic Education Incentives Act of 1984
1984-04-06: Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
An act to suspend the noncash benefit requirement for the Puerto Rico nutrition assistance program, to provide States with greater flexibility in the administration of the food stamp program, and for other purposes.
1983-12-02: Became Public Law No: 98-204.
A bill to provide land-grant status for the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the University of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
1983-08-04: Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
A bill for the relief of Mireille Laffite.
1984-10-19: Became Private Law No: 98-42.
Veterans Administration Judicial Review Act
1983-01-27: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Puerto Rico Transportation Equalization Act of 1981
1984-03-22: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOE.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a service pension for veterans of World War I who have annual incomes of less than $10,000 and for certain surviving spouses and dependent children of veterans of World War I.
1983-01-27: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that Federal assistance to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam under the aid to families with dependent children, child welfare, and social services programs shall be furnished on the same basis (under the same formula and without specific dollar ceilings) as in the case of other States, and to amend section 28 of such Act to extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam the program of special benefits at age seventy-two for certain uninsured individuals.
1983-01-28: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to extend the investment tax credit and the accelerated cost recovery system to certain property used in Puerto Rico or other possessions.
1983-01-25: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act and related laws to extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam on the same basis as the States.
1983-01-27: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
A bill to provide that certain judicial pleadings and proceedings in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may be conducted in the Spanish language, and for other purposes.
1983-02-04: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.