A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18 of the United States Code (respecting firearms) to penalize the use of firearms in the commission of any felony and to increase the penalties in certain related existing provisions.
1977-03-14: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Uncrazying of Federal Regulations Act
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt employers of 10 or fewer regular employees, to require the issuance of warnings to employers of 25 or fewer regular employees for the first instance violation, and to bar the assessment of penalties where fewer than 10 violation are cited.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Economic Impact Act
1977-03-23: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to establish a uniform procedure for congressional review of agency rules which may be contrary to law or inconsistent with congressional intent, to expand opportunities for public participation in agency rulemaking.
1977-03-24: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Contract Disputes Reform Act
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to repeal Federal provisions of law establishing agricultural programs concerning the marketing of and price support for tobacco.
1977-04-04: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Foster Care and Adoption Reform Act
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Food Additive Safety Amendments
1977-04-04: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to deny veterans' benefits to certain individuals whose discharges from service during the Vietnam era under less than honorable conditions are administratively upgraded under temporarily revised standards to discharge under honorable conditions.
1977-04-20: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain acts relating thereto, and for other purposes.
1977-10-15: Public Law 95-134.
A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933.
1977-04-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the recipient of a veterans' pension or dependency and indemnity compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of cost-of-living increases in social security benefits, railroad retirement annuities, or other retirement benefits.
1977-04-26: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Postal Service Reform Act
1977-04-27: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to allow the importation of certain strategic materials which are shipped from a country, other than Southern Rhodesia, under a contract entered into before March 18, 1977, and which the seller certifies are not of Southern Rhodesian origin.
1977-05-09: Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain political committees from making contributions to any candidate.
1977-05-09: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction with respect to the extraction of geothermal energy.
1977-05-12: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Public Assistance Amendments
1977-05-17: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the grant of blanket amnesty or pardon for Vietnam-related draft or military absence offenses.
1977-01-11: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.