Older Americans Long-Term Care Act
1977-08-05: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, in order to entitle veterans to 54 months of educational assistance for all educational programs under chapter 34 of such title, to eliminate the time limitation within which educational assistance must be used, and to restore on behalf of certain veterans educational assistance benefits previously terminated.
1977-06-01: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Federal Paperwork Reduction Act
1978-04-13: Referred to House Committee on Rules.
A bill to regulate and restrict the use of fuel adjustment clauses by federally regulated, and State regulated, electric and gas utilities, and for other purposes.
1978-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Vietnam Era Veteran Bonus Act
1977-05-25: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
National Home Health Clearinghouse Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the medicare or medicaid program, and to provide for direct low-interest Federal loans to assist such facilities in constructing or purchasing and installing automatic sprinkler systems.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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 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.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for optometric and medical vision care.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the district courts to enter any judgment, decree, or order, denying or restricting, as unconstitutional, voluntary prayer in any public school.
1979-01-22: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
National Agricultural Land Policy Act
1977-05-17: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend the Antidumping Act, 1921, to provide for expedited proceedings under such Act, to provide for the withholding of appraisement on imported goods at an earlier time during such proceedings, and for other purposes.
1979-01-18: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide that the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging may make grants to assist older persons adversely affected by natural disasters.
1977-10-13: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for preventive services furnished in the screening, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals for hypertension.
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 practical nurses under medicare and medicaid.
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Geriatric Health Personnel Training Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
An act to establish dispute resolution procedures to settle disputes between supervisors and the United States Postal Service.
1980-08-08: Public Law 96-326.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include hearing aids and dentures among the items and services for which payment may be made under the supplementary medical insurance program.
1976-03-03: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.