A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include dental care, eye care, hearing aids, physical checkups, and foot care among the items and services for which payment may be made under the supplementary medical insurance program, and to provide safeguards against consumer abuse in the provision of these items and services.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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.
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make certain that individuals otherwise eligible for medicaid benefits do not lose such eligibility, or have the amount of such benefits reduced, because of increases in monthly social security benefits.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide that certain cost-of-living and other increased benefits received under title II of the Social Security Act will not be considered as income for purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of benefits of participants in the food stamp program and for purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of benefits of participants in certain programs concerning surplus agricultural commodities.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to suspend the imposition of interest and to prohibit the imposition of a penalty for failure to pay tax on underpayments of tax resulting from erroneous advice given in writing by the Internal Revenue Service.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Wildlife on Federal Lands Trapping Act of 1979
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include dental care among the items and services for which payment may be made under the supplementary medical insurance program.
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Radioactive Waste Management Act of 1978
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide an opportunity for taxpayers to make financial contributions, in connection with the payment of their Federal income tax, for the advancement of the arts and the humanities.
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Child Care Act of 1979
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend the Antidumping Act, 1921, to provide for expedited proceedings under such Act, to provide for the withholding of appraisement on imported goods at an earlier time during such proceedings, and for other purposes.
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the district courts to enter any judgment, decree, or order, denying or restricting, as unconstitutional, voluntary prayer in any public school.
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Intergovernmental Antirecession and Supplementary Fiscal Assistance Amendments of 1979
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to discourage the use of leg-hold or steel jaw traps on animals in the United States.
1979-01-23: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
A bill to extend the period for SBA disaster low interest loans from October 1, 1978 to October 1, 1979.
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Surplus School Conservation Act of 1979
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
A bill to amend the Flood Control Act of 1970 to provide that, in determining the need for a local flood protection project, the Secretary of the Army shall consider the impact on the economy and social well-being of the local area and certain surrounding areas if flood protection is not provided, to specify the factors to be evaluated in considering such impact, and for other purposes.
1979-01-25: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
A bill to improve the operation of the adjustment assistance programs for workers and firms under the Trade Act of 1974.
1979-12-03: Placed on calendar in Senate.
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual who applies for supplemental security income benefits on the basis of disability shall be considered presumptively disabled if he has received social security or supplemental security income benefits as a disabled individual within the preceding five years.
1979-04-02: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.