Bilingual, Hearing and Speech Impaired Court Interpreter Act
1978-04-11: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to allow the President to waive certain prohibitions on the furnishing of food assistance to foreign countries if he determines that such assistance would help needy people.
1978-04-17: Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
Telephone Privacy Act
1978-04-19: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide that future Federal employees will be covered by social security and may elect not to be covered by the applicable Federal employees retirement system, that current Federal employees may elect to be covered by social security and if they so elect may elect to discontinue being covered by a retirement system for Federal employees and have retirement credits under any such system transferred to social security.
1978-05-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that greenhouses are eligible for the investment tax credit.
1978-05-11: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security Act to increase the entitlement ceiling.
1978-05-16: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Small Business Regulatory Relief Act
1978-05-18: Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
A bill directing the Secretary of Agriculture to compile and publish certain information relating to the adequacy of a transportation system to meet the needs of agriculture and rural development in the United States, and for other purposes.
1978-10-04: Measure laid on table in House, S. 1835 passed in lieu.
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, privacy, and social security, and for other purposes.
1978-06-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social Services Amendments
1978-10-09: Reported to Senate from the Committee on Finance with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1306.
A bill to amend chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that a former spouse of a member of the uniformed Services who is married to such member for ten years or more shall be entitled to a portion of such member's retired pay and to a portion of the annuity of a surviving spouse of such member, and that such member may not elect not to provide such an annuity without the consent of the spouse and any former spouse of the member, and for other purposes.
1978-06-07: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Third Party Search Protection Act
1978-06-13: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend section 218 of the Social Security Act to require that States having agreements entered into thereunder will continue to make social security payments and reports on a calendar-quarter basis.
1978-06-21: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to provide for the establishment of a National Agricultural Cost of Production Board.
1978-06-26: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Animal Welfare Act Amendments
1978-06-28: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act
1978-09-26: Measure laid on table in House, S. 3384 passed in lieu.
Peace Corps Reform Act
1978-07-11: Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow handicapped individuals a deduction for certain transportation expenses.
1978-07-14: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche.
1978-07-18: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Tax Cut Extension Act
1978-07-19: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.