A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reform the benefit payment procedures which are followed upon the death of an insured individual or beneficiary (including a dependent or survivor) by providing for the payment of a lump-sum death benefit, in an equitable manner and in a realistic amount, when any such insured individual or beneficiary dies.
1983-08-05: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a legal public holiday.
1983-11-02: Became Public Law No: 98-144.
A bill to establish the Kamehameha the Great National Monument in the State of Hawaii.
1984-03-01: Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-610 (Part I).
A bill to authorize the awarding of a special congressional gold medal to the daughter of Harry S. Truman in recognition of his outstanding public service to the United States.
1984-03-14: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Victims of Crime Act of 1983
1984-10-12: See H.J.Res.648.
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983
1983-07-13: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
A bill to authorize the presentation on behalf of the Congress of a specially struck bronze medal to the families of American personnel missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Southeast Asia.
1983-09-24: See S.675.
Telecommunications Competition Act of 1983
1983-06-28: Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Water Quality Renewal Act of 1984
1984-07-24: Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1061.
Uniformed Services Survivor Benefits Amendments of 1983
1983-06-13: Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to provide that individuals appointed to the Civil Rights Commission shall serve for a term of six years and may be removed from office only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, and for other purposes.
1983-06-09: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Medicare Vision Reform Act of 1983
1984-01-27: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Hearings printed: H. Hrg. 98-141.
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit individuals who are elderly or disabled and who live in certain types of group living arrangements to be treated as individual households.
1983-05-09: Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
A bill to prohibit imports from Iran until the Government of Iran ceases its persecution of the Bahais in Iran.
1983-04-29: Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Social Security Modernization Act
1983-04-28: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore minimum benefits for future beneficiaries.
1983-04-29: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Hazardous Substance Victims Compensation Act of 1983
1983-06-29: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide basic $10,000 exemption from income tax for amounts received as annuities, pensions, or other retirement benefits.
1983-04-13: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1983
1983-11-08: For Further Action See H.R.4325.
Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Act
1983-11-03: Subcommittee Hearings Held.