To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
1997-11-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1997
1998-04-21: See S.419.
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to restore the effectiveness of certain provisions regulating Federal milk marketing orders.
1997-03-13: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Riegle-Neal Amendments Act of 1997
1997-07-03: Became Public Law No: 105-24.
Iran Missile Protection bill
1998-03-31: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for other purposes.
1997-06-02: Became Public Law No: 105-16.
Nuclear Waste Disposal bill
1998-06-02: Cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56-39. Record Vote No: 148. (consideration: CR S5564)
National Student Testing bill
1998-02-05: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Human Cloning Research Prohibition Act
1997-08-01: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 105-239, Part I.
Educational Savings Account bill
1998-07-21: On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Ways and Means. Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H6052)
IRS Customer Service Improvement Act
1997-11-08: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2233)
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits program to ensure the availability of adequate health care for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries under the military health care system.
1997-11-10: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Family Heritage Preservation Act
1997-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1997
1997-03-19: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Parkinson's Research Act of 1997
1997-04-29: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of low-income housing credits which may be allocated in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.
1997-11-09: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To designate the Federal building located at 210 Seminary Street in Florence, Alabama, as the "John McKinley Federal Building".
1998-10-08: Rereferred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Pharmacy Compounding Act
1997-03-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer a loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage under chapter 37 of such title.
1997-03-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit and to allow greater opportunity to elect the alternative incremental credit.
1997-08-05: See H.R.2014.