A bill to reaffirm the intent of the Congress with respect to the structure of the common carrier telecommunications industry rendering services in interstate and foreign commerce; to reaffirm the authority of the States to regulate terminal and station equipment used for telephone exchange service in certain instances; to require the Federal Communications Commission to make certain findings in connection with Commission actions authorizing specialized carriers; and for other purposes.
1979-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide income tax incentives to improve the economics of recycling waste paper.
1979-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude certain service performed on fishing boats from coverage for purposes of unemployment compensation.
1979-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish orderly procedures for the consideration of applications for renewal of broadcast licenses.
1979-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide that in civil actions where the United States is a plaintiff, a prevailing defendant may recover a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to impose quantitative limitations on the importation of shrimp into the United States during calendar years 1979 and 1980, and to impose a duty on imported shrimp.
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Elementary and Secondary Drug Abuse Eradication Act of 1979
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide a limitation of two years on civil actions brought to prevent unlawful employment practices.
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit the Federal Trade Commission from requiring any person, partnership, or corporation to file line of business reports.
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Act of August 13, 1946, to increase the Federal contribution to 90 per centum of the cost of shore restoration and protection projects.
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
A bill to make the use of a firearm to commit certain felonies a Federal crime where that use violates State law, and for other purposes.
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for optometric and medical vision care.
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide that the laws restricting trade between points in the United States to vessels of the United States shall not apply to inflatable boats used in river running.
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
A bill to authorize recomputation at age sixty of the retired pay of members and former members of the uniformed services whose retired pay is computed on the basis of pay scales in effect prior to January 1, 1972, and for other purposes.
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
A bill to prohibit, except in cases of extreme emergency, assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to any country which does not make reasonable and productive efforts, especially with regard to family planning, designed to alleviate the causes of the need for assistance provided under such Act.
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on International Relations (Subsequently: Foreign Affairs).
A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to establish a uniform procedure for congressional review of agency rules which may be contrary to law or inconsistent with congressional intent, to expand opportunities for public participation in agency rulemaking, and for other purposes.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a credit against the individual income tax for certain expenses of higher education.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to limit the growth rate of Federal spending.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a basic $5,000 exemption from income tax for amounts received as annuities, pensions, or other retirement benefits.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against the individual income tax for tuition paid for the elementary or secondary education of dependents.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.