A bill to amend the definition of "rural area" in the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and title V of the Housing Act of 1949 in order to permit towns of 25,000 or less inhabitants to be considered rural areas for purposes of those acts.
1975-06-26: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the period during which preferential mail rates shall apply with respect to certain publications mailed by veterans organizations.
1975-07-08: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
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.
1975-07-08: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
World War I Pension Act
1975-07-08: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Industrial Energy Conservation Act
1975-07-09: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive hearing health care services, including provision for hearing amplification devices financed in part by the Federal Government.
1975-07-10: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive and quality health care for persons with communicative disorders under the health insurance program (medicare) including preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative functions.
1975-07-10: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Methanol Fuel Act
1975-09-07: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, united States Code, to grant an annuitant the right to elect within 1 year after remarriage whether such annuitant's new spouse shall be entitled, if otherwise qualified, to a survivor's annuity, and for other purposes.
1975-10-08: Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act so as to clarify the meaning of the term "outpatient physical therapy services" insofar as such term includes speech pathology services provided by certain persons.
1975-07-10: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
National Nutrition Education Act
1975-07-11: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to encourage the continuation of family farms, and to provide that farmland, woodland, or open land which comprises part of an estate may be valued, for estate tax purposes as such rather than at its fair market value, and to provide that real property which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places may be valued, for estate tax purposes at its value for its existing use, and to provide for the revocation of such lower evaluation and recapture of unpaid taxes with interest in appropriate circumstances.
1975-07-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to permits for the discharge of dredge and fill material, and for other purposes.
1975-07-16: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to increase certain penalties for gun control offenses and to allow the United States to obtain appellate review of certain sentences relating to gun control offenses.
1975-07-17: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that when an adverse decision is made on a claim for benefits thereunder, the claimant shall have the right to reconsideration, including an informal conference and a statement of the case, prior to hearing; to impose time limits and make other improvements in the procedures for determining such claims; and to regularize the appointment f administrative law judges hearing such claims.
1975-07-23: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Federal Employees' Political Activities Act
1975-07-23: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to amend section 501(c) (5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
1975-07-23: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the computation of the level of price support for tobacco.
1975-09-10: Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 94-469.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and chapters 2 and 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for voluntary agreements between ministers and their employers to treat ministers as employed persons.
1975-07-29: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for State and local public utility taxes.
1975-07-30: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.