A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award congressional gold medals to Anatoly and Avital Shcharansky in recognition of their dedication to human rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of those medals.
1986-05-13: Became Public Law No: 99-298.
A joint resolution to designate the week of May 11, 1986, through May 17, 1986, as "Senior Center Week".
1986-05-14: Became Public Law No: 99-301.
American Footwear Industry Recovery Act of 1985
1985-04-11: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Treasury Department, State Department, Commerce Department, Labor Department.
A bill to designate Bloomington Lake located on the North Branch of the Potomac River, near Bloomington, Maryland and Keyser, West Virginia, as the "Jennings Randolph Lake".
1986-01-02: Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
A joint resolution to designate "National Day of Peace".
1985-06-27: Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
A joint resolution designating the week of June 23, 1985, through June 29, 1985, as "Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week".
1985-06-26: Became Public Law No: 99-56.
A joint resolution designating April 28, 1986 as "National Nursing Home Residents Day".
1986-05-08: Became Public Law No: 99-293.
A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to improve and expand the Assessment Policy Committee.
1985-07-12: Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Education Department.
A bill to grant a Federal charter to the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
1986-05-23: Became Public Law No: 99-318.
A bill to prohibit the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs from carrying out certain proposed real estate transactions.
1986-03-05: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Federal Building Asbestos Hazard Abatement Act of 1986
1986-05-15: Subcommittee on Toxic Substances. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-708.
Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act
1986-10-08: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act of 1986
1986-09-16: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered favorably reported S. 2799 in lieu of this measure.
A bill to recognize the organization known as the National Association of State Directors of Veterans' Affairs, Incorporated.
1985-04-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that payments by the Veterans' Administration to veterans as compensation for service-connected disabilities should remain exempt from Federal income taxation.
1985-03-01: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, VA.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of time during which veterans readjustment appointments may be made.
1986-07-14: Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for housing for the elderly and handicapped under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959.
1986-02-18: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to treat certain osteopathic hospitals as rural referral centers for purposes of payment under the prospective payment system.
1985-06-20: Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services.