A bill to abolish diversity of citizenship as a basis of jurisdiction of Federal district courts, to abolish the amount in controversy requirement in Federal question cases, and for other purposes.
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living increase in the rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and in the rates of dependency and indemnity compensations paid to survivors of veterans, to modify certain veterans' life insurance programs, and to exempt Veterans' Administration home loans from State anti-usury laws; to provide for certain assistance in locating individuals who were exposed to occupational hazards during military service; and for other purposes.
1979-11-28: Public Law 96-128.
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to require that veterans receiving hospital, nursing home, or outpatient medical care from the Veterans' Administration for non-service connected disabilities be charged for such care to the extent that they have health insurance or similar contracts or rights with respect to such care, or have entitlement to private medical care under workers' compensation or automobile accident reparation statutes of any State, and for other purposes.
1979-02-21: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act
1979-02-26: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Senior Citizens Health Insurance Reform Act of 1979
1979-03-05: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide for an exclusive remedy against the United States in suits based upon acts or omissions of the United States employees, to provide a remedy against the United States with respect to constitutional torts, to establish procedures whereby a person injured by a constitutional tort may initiate and participate in a disciplinary inquiry with respect to such tort, and for other purposes.
1979-03-06: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance for developing countries to increase their production, using indigenous energy resources, of the energy which their economic development requires.
1979-03-13: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dispute Resolution Act
1979-03-13: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to provide that the public debt limit shall be established pursuant to the congressional budget procedures.
1979-03-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to subject foreign investors to the capital gains tax on gain from the sale or exchange of certain farmland and other rural land located in the United States.
1979-03-20: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
National Educational Opportunities Act of 1979
1979-03-26: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Regulation Reform Act of 1979
1980-09-25: Reported to House from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1393.
Wind Energy Systems Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1979
1979-04-10: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Oil Imports Act of 1979
1979-04-10: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1979
1979-05-16: Provisions inserted in H. R. 39 as passed House with amendment.
Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979
1979-12-20: Public Law 96-151.
Veteran Senior Citizen Health Care Act of 1979
1980-09-26: Measure passed Senate, amended.
A bill to provide for the establishment within the National Cemetery System of a new national cemetery to be located in Russell County, Alabama, and to be known as the "Fort Mitchell Regional Veterans' Cemetery".
1979-06-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Public Disclosure of Lobbying Act of 1979
1979-11-05: Reported to House from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, H. Rept. 96-590.
Natural Gas Resources Commission Act
1977-02-22: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.