A bill to provide for a study by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop recommendations for correcting the disparities in the computation of social security benefits (commonly referred to as the "notch problem") which were caused by the enactment (in 1977) of the present formula for computing primary insurance amounts under title II of the Social Security Act.
1985-04-09: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985
1985-10-28: House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in S.1570 as an Amendment.
Anti-Apartheid Action Act of 1985
1985-09-12: Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 11-88. Record Vote No: 175.
Superfund Expansion and Protection Act of 1985
1985-12-10: See H.R.2005.
Occupational Disease Compensation Act of 1985
1985-11-07: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act of 1985
1985-11-21: Failed of Passage in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 203 - 208 (Record Vote No: 421).
Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act of 1986
1986-09-08: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 887.
A bill to penalize the possession of certain firearms which are in effect machine guns, and for other purposes.
1986-02-27: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Railroad Service Retirement Credit Act of 1985
1986-03-12: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
A bill to designate September 17, 1987, the bicentennial of the signing of the Constitution of the United States, as "Constitution Day", and to make such day a legal public holiday.
1985-12-18: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act of 1986
1986-10-02: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1066.
A bill to authorize the establishment of a Merchant Ship Revolving Fund, and for other purposes.
1986-05-21: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Navy.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend hospice benefits under the medicare program for an additional two years.
1985-03-07: Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Summer Youth Employment, Training, and Education Act of 1986
1986-02-04: Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
A bill to recognize the organization known as the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Incorporated.
1985-07-17: Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
A bill to provide rules for computing the amount of the deductions allowed to rural mail carriers for use of their automobiles.
1985-06-10: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States of certain kangaroos and products made therefrom.
1985-07-16: Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Gay Head Wampanoag Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1985
1986-10-18: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1452 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to promote immunization and oral rehydration, and for other purposes.
1986-09-25: Similar Provisions Contained in S.1917.
National Groundwater Contamination Research Act
1986-03-07: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.