A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase to 32 cents per pack the Federal excise tax on cigarettes and to provide that the revenues from the additional tax shall be deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under the Social Security Act.
1985-03-21: Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
A bill to make "America, the Beautiful" the national anthem of the United States of America.
1985-02-28: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the Federal excise tax on distilled spirits and to provide that the revenues from the additional tax shall be deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under the Social Security Act.
1985-02-12: Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase to 24 cents per pack the Federal excise tax on cigarettes and to provide that the revenues from the additional tax shall be deposited in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under the Social Security Act.
1985-02-13: Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
A bill to amend section 7119 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for binding arbitration in disputes between the Federal Government and labor organizations representing employees of the Federal Government under certain circumstances.
1985-05-02: Executive Comment Received From GAO.
A bill to amend section 504 of title 5, United States Code, and section 2412 of title 28, United States Code to allow a prevailing party to recover attorneys fees and other costs in certain administrative and judicial proceedings when a Federal officer or employee is found to have taken an arbitrary or capricious action which was the subject of the proceedings, and for other purposes.
1985-03-06: Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced-rate air transportation to the United States for certain persons who have been or will be adopted by a resident of the United States.
1985-02-27: Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
A bill to provide for the garnishment of the wages of Federal employees.
1985-02-27: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to deny the business deduction for any amount paid or incurred for regularly scheduled air transportation to the extent such amount exceeds the normal tourist class fare for such transportation.
1985-01-03: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that an individual who has attained retirement age, and who is eligible for old-age insurance benefits but has not filed application therefor, may elect (on an annual basis) to treat his or her employment or self-employment as not covered for social security benefit purposes and as exempt from social security taxes.
1985-02-07: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code, to provide for rewards for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of certain kidnapers.
1985-03-06: Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
A bill to amend Public Law 85-745 to provide that a former President may receive monetary allowances under that law only after waiving any rights to receive any other annuity or pension to which the former President would otherwise be entitled under any other Federal law.
1985-02-27: Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the next of kin of a deceased veteran to designate the style of flag to be furnished at the burial of such veteran.
1985-01-03: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Truth in Mileage Act of 1985
1985-02-26: Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of advertising and related expenses in campaigns for the House of Representatives and to prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees to candidates who accept such financing.
1985-02-06: Referred to Subcommittee on Elections.
A bill to prohibit payments of retirement benefits to those who are not retired.
1985-01-03: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to require that funds allocated for military assistance for the Government of El Salvador or for the rebels in Nicaragua be used instead by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to prevent illegal immigration from Central America.
1985-03-06: Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to require actual dependency as a condition of a stepchild's eligibility for child's insurance benefits, thereby preventing an insured individual's stepchildren from qualifying for such benefits on his or her wage record (and thereby reducing the benefits of his or her natural children) if they are being supported by their natural parent.
1985-02-07: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
A bill to eliminate the exemption for Congress or for the United States from the application of certain provisions of Federal law relating to employment and privacy, and for other purposes.
1985-03-04: Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
A bill to limit the amount of official funds available to a Member of Congress for the purchase of postage stamps to $100 for each calendar year.
1985-02-06: Referred to Subcommittee on Accounts.