A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for preventive services furnished in the screening, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals for hypertension.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Agricultural Land Protection Act
1980-02-07: Measure failed of passage in House, roll call #37 (177-210).
A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for Federal participation in the costs of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program and the medicare program, with appropriate reductions in social security taxes to reflect such participation, and with a substantial increase in the amount of an individual's annual earnings which may be counted for benefit and tax purposes.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Senior Citizens Health Insurance Reform Act of 1979
1979-03-05: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Congressional Award Program Act
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Medicare Home Health Amendments of 1979
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to eliminate the benefit reduction which is provided for supplemental security income recipients in certain long-term care institutions when such institutions do not meet the standards established by States under section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act, to authorize payments to States to cover the cost of training and compensating personnel to inspect such institutions, and for other purposes.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Drug Benefits for the Aged Act of 1979
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide health and social services in a congregate setting in federally assisted housing projects for the elderly and handicapped.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
A bill to provide payment for drugs and biologicals under part B of the medicare program and with respect to post-hospital home health services.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to provide that the public debt limit shall be established pursuant to the congressional budget procedures.
1979-03-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Beverage Container Reuse and Recycling Act of 1979
1979-03-13: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Foreign Service Retirement Amendments of 1979
1979-03-07: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 62 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act and to allow deductions for certain medical and dental expenses in the computation of incomes for such households.
1979-03-06: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Elephant Protection Act of 1979
1979-03-13: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit payment under the medicare program for certain types of foot care.
1979-03-07: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Self-Reliant Development and International Food Assistance Reform Act of 1979
1979-03-07: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide individuals a refundable credit against income tax for maintaining a household a member of which is an individual who has attained the age of 65.
1979-03-07: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
1979-03-13: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the types of transportation for patients which may be included in the definition of medical and other health services under such title.
1977-08-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.