A bill to amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend from 18 to 36 months the period during which the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not take certain action restricting the continued use of saccharin as a food, drug, and cosmetic.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security Act to provide for the reallotment of unused social services funds, in any fiscal year, to States which will use such funds during the succeeding year in furnishing services aimed at preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care by making home or community care available; to provide additional Federal matching for multipurpose senior center programs; and to provide for the standardization of eligibility requirements for the funding of senior centers.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A joint resolution designating November 4, 1979, as "Will Rogers Day".
1979-11-02: Public Law 96-99.
Older Americans Employment Rights Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A concurrent resolution to promote the competitiveness of the U.S. industry in the world automobile and truck markets.
1980-06-19: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A joint resolution designating the week of October 5 through October 11, 1980, as "National Diabetes Week".
1980-04-02: Public Law 96-224.
A concurrent resolution relative to issuing a commemorative stamp in honor of Philip Mazzei, and for other purposes.
1979-07-10: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A joint resolution designating the month of September 1980, as "National Rehabilitation Month".
1979-09-05: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A joint resolution to provide for the designation of August 31, 1980, as "Working Mother's Day".
1980-08-22: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of Congress specially struck gold medals to Eric Heiden and the United States Olympic Ice Hockey Team.
1980-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for adjustments to Federal personnel ceilings based upon the extent that Federal functions are contracted out, to provide that performance in administering personnel ceilings and contracting-out requirements are taken into account in evaluating the performance of Federal executives and managers, and for other purposes.
1980-05-15: Reported to House from the Committee on Government Operations with amendment, H. Rept. 96-729 (Part II).
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the medicare or medicaid program, and to provide for direct low-interest Federal loans to assist such facilities in constructing or purchasing and installing automatic sprinkler systems.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Older Americans Civil Rights Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to expand the boundaries of the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site to include certain historic buildings (including the Albee-Keith Theater Building, the National Metropolitan Bank Building, Rhodes Tavern, and the Old Ebbitt Grill) located along the ceremonial parade route between the White House and the Capitol.
1979-04-05: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Congress would regard Soviet military action against Poland as a serious breach of international peace, and that if the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics takes military action against Poland, the President of the United States should, in conjunction with the leaders of Japan, Australia, and our NATO allies, immediately discontinue all credit lines and severely curtail trade and economic relations with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
1980-12-04: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mental Health Amendments of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A joint resolution authorizing the President to designate the third week of April of each year as National Coin Week.
1979-11-29: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that any patient of a long-term care institution participating in the medicare or medicaid program, or otherwise receiving funds under that Act, shall have the right to terminate his or her contract with such institution upon giving reasonable advance notice, and to expressly prohibit such an institution from requiring any patient to turn over to it any income received by him or her after such notice is given.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A concurrent resolution relative to Japan-United States trade.
1980-11-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the scope of its coverage.
1978-03-16: Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 95-980.