A bill to extend to all unmarried individuals the full tax benefits of income splitting now enjoyed by married individuals filing joint returns; and to remove rate inequities for married persons where both are employed.
1979-02-08: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate certain restrictions on excess shelter expense deductions with respect to households which are composed entirely of persons who are age 65 or older or who are recipients of benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
1979-02-13: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
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).
1979-02-13: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oil Import Purchase Authority Act of 1979
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to abolish diversity of citizenship as a basis of jurisdiction of Federal district courts, to abolish the amount in controversy requirement in Federal question cases, and for other purposes.
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Emergency Medical Services Amendments of 1979
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Sales Representatives Protection Act
1979-02-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of certain psychologists' services under the supplementary medical insurance benefits program established by part B of such title.
1979-02-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Franchise Reform Act
1979-02-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Postal Service Employees Political Activities Act of 1979
1979-02-26: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Department of Education Organization Act
1979-07-11: Measure laid on table in House, S. 210 passed in lieu.
Child Health Assurance Act of 1979
1979-02-27: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill entitled "Tax Credit for the Elderly Improvement Amendments of 1979".
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to suspend for a temporary period the duty on certain alloy tool steels used for making chipper knives.
1979-12-04: Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the provision of preventive examinations for hypertension and drugs for the treatment of hypertension under the medicaid program.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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 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.
1979-03-01: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
1979-03-01: 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.
Drug Benefits for the Aged Act of 1979
1979-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.