A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to disregard tax-exempt interest in computing the amount of social security benefits included in income.
1984-06-27: See H.R.4170.
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require, as a condition of receipt of funds by a State under the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) program, that the courts of the State consider joint custody as the first option in child custody cases.
1983-11-04: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct medicare reimbursement for services performed by registered nurse anesthetists.
1983-10-05: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
A bill to restore benefits and allowances under the Job Training Partnership Act to the level payable under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
1983-09-30: Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to repeal the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for medicare benefits.
1983-07-26: Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States and abroad.
1984-08-03: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Soviet Bloc Aid Prohibition Act
1983-03-01: Referred to Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy.
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that blind persons may not be employed at less than the applicable minimum wage under that Act.
1983-02-15: Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that telephone receivers may not be sold in interstate commerce unless they are manufactured in a manner which permits their use by persons with hearing impairments.
1983-02-02: Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reaffirm the fact that benefits payable thereunder are exempt from all taxation.
1983-01-07: Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide individuals a limited exclusion from gross income for interest on deposits in certain savings institutions.
1983-01-03: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, to modify the termination date for veterans eligible for educational assistance provided under such chapter.
1983-01-03: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for an independent epidemiological study of persons exposed to the chemical dioxin, used in the herbicide known as agent orange.
1983-02-02: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the procedures which are presently available to AFDC families for the collection of past-due child and spousal support from Federal tax refunds shall also be available to non-AFDC families.
1983-01-10: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the one-year limitation on claims for compensation from the Veterans' Administration for disabilities and diseases incurred in or aggravated by military service in the case of claims by veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era for compensation for disabilities resulting from exposure to the phenoxy herbicide known as agent orange or other phenoxy herbicides.
1983-01-03: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain social security benefits repealed by Public Law 97-35 in the case of survivors of veterans dying of service-connected disabilities incurred before September 1, 1981.
1983-01-03: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
A joint resolution to designate May 18, 1985, as "Fallen Heroes Day".
1984-10-05: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A joint resolution designating 1984 as the "Year of the Secretary".
1984-02-23: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
A joint resolution authorizing and directing the President to provide for the playing of taps at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia.
1983-05-20: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Army.
A joint resolution designating September 14 of each year as "Francis Scott Key Day".
1983-02-02: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.