A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for certain diagnostic tests and examinations given for the detection of breast cancer.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for the updating of safety provisions in skilled nursing facilities.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for inclusion of the services of licensed (registered) nurses under medicare and medicaid.
1979-01-15: 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.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the automatic cost-of-living increases in benefits which are authorized thereunder may be made on a semiannual basis (rather than only on an annual basis as at present).
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that renewal commissions, received by a retired insurance agent from life insurance policies which were sold by him before his retirement, shall not be taken into account in determining his net earnings from self-employment for purposes of the earning test.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment for emergency inpatient hospital services furnished outside the United States, to a qualified individual whose principal residence is within the United States, without regard to where the emergency occurred.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to increase alternatives to institutionalization for senior citizens.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide in certain cases for an exchange of credits between the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance system and the civil service retirement system so as to enable individuals who have coverage under both systems to obtain maximum benefits based on their combined service.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to provide joint and survivors' annuity benefits under private pension plans based upon the participant's vested benefit.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that all benefits based upon the attainment of age will be payable at age 60, subject to actuarial reduction.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social Security Rights Act
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual may qualify for disability insurance benefits and the disability freeze if he has 40 quarters of coverage, regardless of when such quarters were earned.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary, in determining the extent to which the value of an individual's home is excludable for purposes of establishing his or her eligibility for supplemental security income benefits, to take into account regional variations in the market prices of homes and to make periodic adjustments reflecting changes in land and home values.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to treat the amounts paid for custodial care by institutions of certain dependents as amounts paid for medical care.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Older Americans Civil Rights Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate the reduction of railroad retirement annuities by amounts payable as social security benefits in cases of persons who had current connections with the railroad industry, had at least 5 years of service, and had attained the age of 65 as of the effective date of such Act.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for adjustment in dollar limitations for purposes of the retirement income credit in order to make the tax benefits accorded to retirement income, comparable to those accorded to social security income.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment program.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.