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.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend section 317 of the Public Health Service Act to provide for services for the treatment of hypertension under preventive health services grants.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A joint resolution designating February 1980 as "American History Month".
1979-02-22: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating March 11, 1980, as "National Postal Workers' Recognition Day".
1979-10-11: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide that volunteers serving in the Service Corps of Retired Executives may provide services to certain home health agencies.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide preferential treatment in the admission of certain children of United States armed forces personnel.
1979-04-04: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oil Import Purchase Authority Act of 1979
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to promote the provision and availability of necessary health services for the elderly by requiring the inclusion of specified preventive and home health services under the medicaid program and making various improvements in the administration of such program, providing assistance to demonstration and pilot projects for home health and supportive services, and authorizing grants for annual health fairs and mobile geriatric health units, and for other purposes.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for Financing of general election campaigns for the House of Representatives.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning November 23, 1980, as "National Family Week".
1979-11-09: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for inclusion of the services of licensed practical nurses under medicare and medicaid.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the leaders of the Soviet Union should permit the emigration of Jews and other individuals wishing to emigrate from the Soviet Union, should remove restrictions in the Soviet Union on the practice of religion and the observation of cultural traditions, should remove restrictions surrounding individuals who undertake scientific and intellectual endeavors, and should stop the official harassment of individuals who wish to emigrate, practice their religion, or observe their cultural traditions.
1979-04-26: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that April 22, 1980, should be celebrated as "Earth Day, 1980".
1980-04-02: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution authorizing appropriation of funds for acquisition of a monument to Doctor Ralph J. Bunche and installation of such monument in Ralph J. Bunche Park in New York City.
1980-12-15: Public Law 96-529.
Medicare Deductible and Coinsurance Reduction Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A joint resolution designating July 1980 as "National Porcelain Art Month".
1979-10-11: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
National Home Health Clearinghouse Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A joint resolution designating the week of October 8 through October 14, 1979, as "National Diabetes Week".
1979-08-13: Public Law 96-51.
Social Security Refinancing Act
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to encourage the domestic development and production of synthetic fuels.
1979-07-13: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.