A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to include eligible drugs, requiring a physician's prescription or certification and approved by a formulary committee, among the items and services covered under the hospital insurance program.
1977-03-02: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to make certain that recipients of supplemental security income benefits will not have the amount of such aid or benefits reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits.
1977-02-24: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include dental care, eye care, hearing aids, physical checkups, and foot care among the items and services for which payment may be made under the supplementary medical insurance program, and to provide safeguards against consumer abuse in the provision of these items and services.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to provide for cooperative programs with less-developed countries for the development of unconventional energy technologies.
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy.
1978-07-18: Measure laid on table in House, S. 995 passed in lieu.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the amount of the charitable deduction allowable for expenses incurred in the operation of a highway vehicle will be determined in the same manner as the business deduction for such expenses.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A joint resolution to provide for the designation of a week as "National Lupus Week".
1979-08-13: Public Law 96-50.
Postal Service Employees Political Activities Act of 1979
1979-02-26: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt from excise tax certain buses purchased by nonprofit organizations or by other persons for exclusive use in furnishing transportation for State or local governments or nonprofit organizations.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to allow certain former spouses of members of the uniformed services to receive medical and dental benefits under such chapter, and for other purposes.
1979-02-27: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to encourage greater emphasis on the production and conservation of energy in developing countries through the development and utilization of unconventional energy technologies.
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
Nursing Home Reform Act
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction to taxpayers who contribute the right to use certain real property to charitable organizations for outpatient geriatric clinics or for multipurpose senior centers.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Older Americans Health Services Act
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide that any patient of a long-term care institution participating in the medicare or medicaid program, or otherwise receiving funds under that act, shall have the right to terminate his or her contract with such institution upon giving reasonable advance notice, and to expressly prohibit such an institution from requiring any patient to turn over to it any income received by him or her after such notice is given.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Long Term Care Services Act
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill making a supplemental appropriation for payments under home health service grants and making an appropriation for payments under multipurpose senior center grants.
1977-03-22: Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Agricultural Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act
1977-03-31: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend title 19 of the Social Security Act to make certain requirements with respect to long-term care facility personnel compensated with Federal funds who are responsible for determining whether such limitations comply with health and safety standards required under such Act.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.