A bill to amend section 5701 (a) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 so as to change the bracket tax on cigars to an ad valorem tax.
1976-06-22: Measure failed of passage in House under suspension of rules, roll call #422 (269-138).
A bill to provide that in civil actions where the United States is a plaintiff, a prevailing defendant may recover a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.
1975-07-08: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
1975-07-11: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to expedite Federal payments to States under the aid to families with dependent child, medicaid, and social services programs (and under the other Federal-State public assistance programs where those programs are in effect).
1975-07-30: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to repeal the provision for the establishment of professional standards review organizations to review services covered under the medicare and medicaid programs.
1975-07-31: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Small Business Investment Company Tax Act
1975-08-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to repeal the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974.
1975-08-01: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.
Voting Rights Act Amendments
1975-08-01: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to establish a method whereby the Congress (acting in accordance with specified procedures) may prevent the adoption by the executive branch of rules or regulations which are contrary to law or inconsistent with congressional intent or which go beyond the mandate of the legislation which they are designed to implement.
1975-09-03: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to expedite Federal payments to States under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children, medicaid, and social services programs (and under the other Federal-State public assistance programs where those programs are in effect).
1975-09-11: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security Act to provide that the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to impose staffing standards for day care centers thereunder shall require staff-to-child ratios of one adult for each child under 6 weeks old and (subject to State action in certain cases) one adult for each eight children between 6 weeks and 3 years old.
1975-09-19: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the gross income of an employee shall not include amounts directly or indirectly received as payment or reimbursement for legal services under group legal services plans, the value of legal services rendered under such plans, or contributions by employers to such plans.
1975-09-22: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to postpone for 6 months the effective date of the requirement that a child day care center meet specified staffing standards (for children between 6 weeks and 6 years old) in order to qualify for Federal payments for the services involved under title XX of the Social Security Act, so long as the standards actually being applied comply with State law and are no lower than those in effect in September 1975.
1976-05-05: Motion to override veto failed of passage in Senate, roll call #165 (60-34).
An Act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
1975-12-31: Public law 94-182.
An Act to amend the Social Security Act to expedite the holding of hearings under titles II, XVI, and XVIII by establishing uniform review procedures under such titles, and for other purposes.
1976-01-02: Public law 94-202.
Truth in Government Accounting Act
1975-11-20: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend section 218 of the Social Security Act to require that States having agreements entered into thereunder will continue to make social security payments and reports on a calendar-quarter basis.
1975-12-03: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to provide that in civil actions where the United States is a plaintiff, a prevailing defendant may recover a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.
1975-12-09: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill granting the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Sabine River Compact entered into by the States of Texas and Louisiana.
1975-12-15: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
A bill to extend from February 1, 1976, to October 1, 1977, the period during which payment may be made for certain child day care services under titles IV and XX of the Social Security Act without regard to certain new staffing standards imposed by or under such title XX.
1975-12-18: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.