Sludge Management Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Meat Import Act of 1979
1979-12-31: Public Law 96-177.
Voluntary Hospital Philanthropic Support Act
1979-02-27: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to terminate the authorizations for certain flood control and navigation projects, and for other purposes.
1979-01-25: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Medicare Deductible and Coinsurance Reduction Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating October 12 through October 19, 1980, as "Italian-American Heritage Week".
1980-10-13: Public Law 96-443.
Buy American Act of 1979
1979-03-06: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that an alien may not qualify for supplemental security income benefits unless he not only is a permanent resident of the United States but has also continuously resided in the United States for at least five years.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to remove certain work disincentives for the disabled under the supplemental security income benefits program.
1979-01-31: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972 to provide for the award of matching grants to municipalities and public agencies in the United States to enable those authorities to protect deep- draft commercial ports and land areas adjacent to those ports from fires, explosions, or other incidents causing damage in those ports, and for other purposes.
1979-07-10: Reported to House from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendment, H. Rept. 96-324 (Part I).
Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce by one-half the allowable deduction for business meals.
1979-05-15: 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.
Resolution to authorize the Select Committee on Assassinations or any subcommittee thereof to make applications to courts; and to bring and defend lawsuits arising out of subpoenas, orders immunizing witnesses and compelling them to testify, testimony or the production of evidence, and the failure to testify or produce evidence.
1977-09-28: Measure passed House, roll call #602 (290-112).
A bill to provide that social security benefit increases occurring after May 1977 shall not be considered as income or resources for the purposes of determining the eligibility for or amount of assistance which any individual or family is provided under certain Federal housing laws.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Resolution to establish a Select Committee on Welfare Reorganization for the purpose of studying the problems which arise in the interaction of programs dealing with welfare benefits and of formulating new legislation to restructure the present welfare system in light of such problems.
1977-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Right to Financial Privacy Act
1977-03-02: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
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.
A bill to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination against any applicant for credit on the basis of the geographical location of the applicant's residence.
1977-11-03: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.