A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
1979-02-13: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
National Ski Patrol System Recognition Act of 1979
1980-11-17: Measure laid on table in House, S. 43 passed in lieu.
A bill to extend for four fiscal years the authorizations of appropriations for the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.
1979-02-21: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
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.
1979-02-26: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the term of imprisonment for certain offenses relating to carrying or using firearms, to eliminate eligibility for parole with respect to such term, and to require that such term be served before and consecutively to any related sentence of imprisonment.
1979-02-28: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Regional Energy Development Act of 1979
1979-02-28: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that each community in the United States, regardless of size, is provided with the maximum local full-time radio broadcasting service.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Refinancing Act of 1979
1979-03-27: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
A bill to amend title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the period from twenty-four to thirty-six months that funds allotted to a State for construction of treatment works shall remain available for obligation by the State.
1979-03-29: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act
1980-06-24: Measure laid on table in House, S. 598 passed in lieu.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.
1979-04-10: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow an additional investment tax credit for equipment used to produce electrical energy from hydroelectric power at existing small dams.
1979-04-26: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
White House Conference on Small Business Act
1979-05-22: Measure laid on table in House, S. 918 passed in lieu.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.
1979-05-08: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a medical expense deduction and to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 60 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
1979-05-16: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 1980
1980-10-08: Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1456 (Part I).
Replacement Motor Fuels Act of 1979
1979-06-06: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to reduce permanently the level of the Federal civilian work force.
1979-06-08: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
A bill to amend the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to permit local distribution companies to provide natural gas service to residential customers for use in outdoor lighting fixtures installed before the date of the enactment of such Act.
1980-12-13: Measure passed House, amended.
A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress that a United Nations special investigatory commission should be established to secure a full accounting of Americans listed as missing in Southeast Asia.
1979-07-18: Measure passed Senate, in lieu of S.Con.Res. 17.