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.
A resolution of inquiry directing the President to provide Members of the House with information on the energy situation.
1979-06-15: Measure passed House, roll call #245 (340-4).
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the people of the United States should observe December 23, 1979, as a national day of prayer and meditation for the hostages in Iran.
1979-12-20: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the legitimate demands of the striking Polish workers be met by the government of Poland by peaceful means, without any interference from outside powers.
1980-08-25: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should exercise his authority to restore the peaceful and orderly processing under the immigration laws of Cuban nationals who recently arrived in the United States and to remove, in accordance with law, from the United States those Cuban nationals who participate in acts of destruction or violence at the sites of such processing.
1980-06-04: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A concurrent resolution urging a moratorium on the commercial killing of whales.
1979-04-02: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is incumbent upon the Attorney General to initiate an investigation in order to determine whether the officially substantiated allegations involving the Chief Executive and at least one former Cabinet level official warrant further investigation or prosecution by a special prosecutor.
1979-02-28: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 concurrent resolution calling upon the British Government to embark upon a new initiative for Ireland.
1979-05-17: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
A bill designating April 13 through April 19 of 1980 as "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust.
1979-07-10: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from using official congressional stationery to raise funds if such funds are to be used to influence governmental policy or affect governmental elections.
1979-02-13: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Baltic States and with respect to Soviet claims of citizenship over certain United States citizens.
1979-12-20: Measure passed Senate.
A joint resolution proclaiming the week of December 3-9, 1979, as "The Boy Scouts Calendar Distribution Week".
1979-09-06: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week in November which includes Thanksgiving Day in each year as "National Family Week".
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A resolution congratulating the Order of the Sons of Italy in America for their seventy-fifth anniversary and wishing the Order of the Sons of Italy in America success in future years.
1980-06-04: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A concurrent resolution to encourage the President to terminate the fishing privileges of the Soviet Union in United States fisheries unless the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan is withdrawn.
1980-02-05: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the disapproval of the American people concerning that Government's systematic nondelivery of international mail addressed to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union and that the United States should bring to the attention of the next Congress of the Universal Postal Union the failure of the Soviet Union to comply with certain articles of the Universal Postal Union.
1979-02-26: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A resolution pertaining to the Election of the President of the United States by the U.S. House of Representatives.
1980-08-01: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the equal treatment by the United States Government of persons violating the law.
1980-09-05: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for the acceptance by pharmacies of food stamps in exchange for food supplements prescribed for consumption by cancer patients.
1979-01-24: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.