Bill· HRH.R. 7337 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 1982
Temporary Emergency Shelter Demonstration Program Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a demonstration program under which grants will be provided to assist communities or nonprofit organizations to provide shelter for people subject to life-threatening situations because of their lack of housing. Requires the Secretary to make such grants on a competitive basis according to the need for emergency housing. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on such program and to use a specified amount of the funds appropriated for additional authority for annual contributions for lower income housing projects during FY 1983 to carry out this Act.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 612 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1982
Amends the National Housing Act to extend certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and assistance programs. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set maximum interest rates on certain mortgage insurance programs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain Farmers Home Administration mortgage insurance programs and mutual and self-help housing programs. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the national riot and crime insurance programs. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend the period for which areas that qualified as metropolitan cities or urban countries prior to the 1980 decennial census shall retain such status for purposes of the allocation of funds under Federal community development block grants. Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to permit the Corporation to have preferred stock.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 591 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1982
Requests the President to designate the week beginning on March 13, 1983, as National Surveyors Week.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 585 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1982
Designates the week beginning with the third Monday in February 1983 as National Patriotism Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 7000 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1982
Catastrophic Health Expense and Cost Constraint Act - Title I: Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan (CAPP)-Part A: Establishment of Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan - Adds as a new title to the Social Security Act, title XXI - Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan. Establishes a voluntary insurance plan to provide automatic protection to families against catastrophic medical expenses, the Catastrophic Automatic Protection Plan (CAPP), to be funded by general revenues and coinsurance amounts. Provides that a family will be eligible for CAPP assistance for CAPP covered expenses after members of the family incur medical expenses equal to the deductible. Varies the deductible depending on income, the maximum being $750 plus 30 percent of the amount by which a family's income exceeds $7,500. Sets forth provisions relating to applications for assistance under this Act. Specifies penalties for any family which intentionally falsifies an income statement. Provides that payments shall be made for up to 100 percent of covered CAPP medical expenses and services except that in the case of prescription drugs for chronic illness the payment rate shall be 75 percent. Provides that the coinsurance amount shall be equal to approximately 10 to 20 percent of family income, graduated according to income. Provides that there shall be no coinsurance payments after a family has incurred expenses equal to the "CAPP stop-loss". Provides that the CAPP stop-loss for any year shall be equal to approximately 10 to 20 percent of family income, again graduated according to income. Part B: Payment of Providers and Administration - Provides that payments with respect to CAPP covered services which are described in title XVIII (Medicare) of the Act shall be made to providers, with specified exceptions, in the amount and in accordance with the procedures set forth in such title. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a listing, within specified therapeutic categories, of drug entities which may be legally introduced into interstate commerce. Provides that any individual dissatisfied with any determination relating to the individual's eligibility for or amount of CAPP benefits shall be entitled to a hearing concerning such determination and to judicial review of the Secretary's final decision. Part C: Definitions - Sets forth definitions of terms used in this Act, including "CAPP covered services" which is defined as services furnished to an individual to the extent payment for such service may be made under the Medicare program, except that under CAPP: (1) inpatient psychiatric services shall be covered for 45 days in a calendar year; and (2) the limitations on the extent of inpatient hospital services shall not apply with respect to CAPP covered services. Provides, in addition, that such term includes the furnishing of prescription drugs for treatment of chronic illness for individuals entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII. Directs the Secretary to provide for an evaluation, by an entity outside the Department of Health and Human Services, of the implementation of this Act during its first five years and to report to Congress on the evaluation. Title II: Health Cost Restraint and Employer Health Plans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in a taxpayer's gross income any contribution by his or her employer to a health plan for any month to the extent that such contribution amount exceeds a specified limitation. Limits the employer contribution for the coverage of an employee and his or her family to $100. Provides that the applicable dollar limit for a nonqualified health plan shall be zero. Set forth requirements used to determine whether or not a plan is nonqualified. Includes among the requirements of a qualified health plan the requirements that the plan: (1) provide minimum coverage, which means CAPP covered services; and (2) shall not be treated as providing minimum coverage if the aggregate amount of nonreimbursable deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance with respect to a covered employee during any year for covered deductible medical expenses (as computed under CAPP) and expenses for which assistance is provided such employee or family under CAPP in a calendar year exceeds $3,500. Requires that the employer contribution under a qualified health plan be at least 50 percent of the per employee cost. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with a State under which the State could certify a health plan. Revises the deduction for medical, dental, and other health expenses by providing that there shall be allowed as a deduction the following amounts, not compensated for by insurance: (1) the amount by which the medical care expenses of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents who are blind or disabled or who are receiving Medicare because of end-stage renal disease exceed three percent of adjusted gross income or the amount by which the expenses of medical care (other than care under the supplementary medical insurance program of Medicare) provided the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents while a resident of a long-term care facility or an institution for the physically or mentally handicapped exceed three percent of adjusted gross income; (2) an amount (not in excess of $150) equal to one-half of the expenses for insurance (which is not a qualified individual health plan); and (3) an amount (not in excess of $500) equal to the expenses for a qualified individual health plan, if no payment is made by the taxpayer's employer toward the plan. Sets forth the requirements of a qualified individual health plan, including a requirement that the plan include CAPP covered services. Title III: Medicare Amendments - Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that individuals entitled to certain part A benefits are eligible under CAPP. Provides coverage for: (1) items and services related to pregnancy, delivery, and the care of a child through one year after birth; and (2) such immunizations against communicable diseases that are capable of causing serious illnesses or death without immunization. Provides that any charge for any service or procedure performed by a doctor shall be reasonable if: (1) the service or procedure is performed in a designated physician shortage area; (2) the physician has a regular practice in the shortage area; (3) the charge does not exceed the prevailing charge level as otherwise determined; and (4) the charge does not exceed the amount generally charged by such physician for similar services. Provides an alternative hospital reimbursement system. Authorizes a legal entity (which may be a hospital, associations of hospitals, or a State or local government) to apply to the Secretary to have hospital services provided by specified hospitals serving the same geographic area reimbursed under such an alternative system rather than as provided under title XVIII or XIX (Medicaid) of the Act. Authorizes a State to apply to have all hospitals in the State reimbursed under the alternative method. Requires approval of the alternative method if under the alternative method: (1) hospital expenditures under Medicare and Medicaid (title XIX of the Act) will not be greater than if the alternative system was not in effect; and (2) there will not be a significant reduction of or refusal to admit specified classes of patients to hospitals. Permits the States and certain legal entities to apply for a grant to aid in establishing the alternative system. Revises provisions relating to payments to and contractual arrangments with health maintenance organizations (HMO) on behalf of individuals eligible for Medicare. Directs the Secretary to annually determine a per capita rate of payment for each class of individuals: (1) enrolled with an HMO pursuant to this Act and entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII and enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII; and (2) enrolled with an HMO under part B only. Provides a rate for each class equal to 95 percent of the adjusted average per capital cost for that class. Defines the term "adjusted average per capital cost" to mean the average per capital amount that the Secretary estimates would be payable for services furnished under the Medicare program, if the services were to be furnished by other than an HMO. Directs the Secretary in establishing classes of individuals to take into consideration such factors as age, sex, institutional status, disability status, place of residence, and other factors which the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Redefines an HMO. Requires an HMO to meet certain requirements, including limits on premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. Provides that individuals enrolled in the Medicare program shall be eligible under this Act for enrollment with any HMO with which the Secretary has contracted. Prohibits premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments of an HMO for services in addition to those available to Medicare enrollees from exceeding, for such individuals, the adjusted community rate for such services. Defines the adjusted community rate. Provides that if the Secretary is not satisfied that an HMO has the capacity to bear the risk of potential losses under a risk-sharing contract under this Act or if the HMO so elects, the HMO may be reimbursed on the basis of reasonable cost if the Secretary is satisfied that the HMO is able to perform its contracted obligations effectively and efficiently. Provides for the coverage of the services of a physician assistant or nurse practitioner furnished pursuant to a contract under title XVIII to a member of an HMO. Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit a capital expenditure made by or on behalf of a health care facility from being subject to review pursuant to the limitation on Federal participation for capital expenditures of part A if the obligation of the capital expenditure by the facility would not be reviewed under the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to Congress concerning additional benefits offered by HMOs. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary to reduce Federal Medicaid payments to a State if the State: (1) reduces the number of categories of individuals eligible for benefits or the extent of such benefits under titles XIX, XX (Grants to States for Services), or XXI of the Act; and (2) makes changes that result in an increase in the amount of payments that would otherwise be made under title XXI. States that it shall be considered an unfair trade practice for any entity to advertise that any amounts paid to an individual represent reimbursement for the deductible under CAPP.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 532 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1982
Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives in the preservation and restoration of Rhodes Tavern in Washington, D.C. Encourages preservation and restoration efforts by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Capitol Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, the mayor and city council, and other interested organizations.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 537 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Requests the President to designate the first week in October of 1982, 1983, and 1984 as National Port Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 6781 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 - Permits employee benefit plans, as defined under this Act, to engage in any qualified mortgage transaction involving any qualified residential mortgage loan, provided transactions between all parties are at arm's length. Permits such plans to participate in any mortgage pool, provided such pool conforms to specified requirements with regard to permitted investments. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Provides that this Act shall supersede any and all contrary provisions of State law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code. Prohibits the imposition of Federal excise tax on a plan or pool that engages in a transaction described under this Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 538 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1982
Expresses the support of the Congress for beginning strategic arms reductions talks. Urges the Soviet Union to join with the United States in concluding an equitable and verifiable agreement which freezes strategic nuclear forces at equal and substantially reduced levels. Reaffirms congressional support for the position that the United States should not enter into an arms agreement which provides for force levels inferior to those of the Soviet Union. Declares that the United States should propose practical measures to: (1) reduce the danger of accidental nuclear war; (2) prevent the use of nuclear weapons by third parties, including terrorists; and (3) halt the worldwide proliferation of nuclear weapons. Insists that any arms control agreement must be fully verifiable.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 532 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1982
Designates the week beginning on October 24, 1982, as National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 6720 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1982
Bank Holding Company Deregulation Act of 1982 - Amends the Banking Act of 1933 to allow a member bank to be affiliated with a bank securities affiliate. Permits any eligible association to acquire the stock of a bank securities affiliate. Defines an 'eligible association' as a bank with assets of less than $100,000,000 which is not controlled by a bank holding company. Requires any eligible association establishing or acquiring a bank securities affiliate to transfer to it all of the following activities within one year after the affiliate has commenced business in the United States: (1) dealing in and underwriting obligations of the United States, general obligations of any State or local government subdivision; and (2) buying and selling securities and stock as agent. Permits any officer, director, or employee of any member bank to serve at the same time as an officer, director or employee of any of its bank securities affiliates. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make the Securities and Exchange Commission the appropriate regulatory agency to enforce a bank securities affiliate's compliance with regulations concerning transactions in municipal securities. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to define "bank securities affiliate" to mean any corporation that: (1) is engaged in the United States in one or more of the activities authorized under such Act; and (2) is a broker or dealer within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or an investment adviser within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Permits a bank holding company to engage in activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined are of a financial nature. Requires any bank holding company seeking to engage in one or more activities of a financial nature to provide the Board written notice within 60 days. Sets forth the information to be contained in such notice. Requires the Board, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations to permit bank holding companies to engage in such financial activities. Declares that such financial activities shall include: (1) making or acquiring extensions of credit; (2) operating an industrial bank, Morris Plan bank or industrial loan company as authorized under State law; (3) servicing loans or extensions of credit; (4) acting as an investment or financial advisor; (5) leasing personal or real property; (6) selling money orders, travelers checks, and U.S. savings bonds; and (7) such additional activities of a financial nature as will maximize competition between bank holding companies and other firms engaging in such activities. Permits bank holding companies to engage in certain securities activities. Permits a bank holding company to establish a bank securities affiliate or to acquire an existing securities firm. Permits any bank securities affiliate to conduct any securities or securities-related activity that a bank is not prohibited from conducting. Permits such bank securities affiliate to: (1) deal in and underwrite all State and municipal general obligations and revenue bonds (except industrial development bonds); (2) organize, sponsor, operate, and control an investment company; (3) render investment advice; or (4) underwrite, distribute, and sell securities of any investment company. Permits such bank securities affiliate to deal in and distribute commercial paper and other obligations of its affiliated bank holding company and subsidiaries, and certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances of any bank, including bank subsidiaries of its affiliated bank holding company. Permits a bank holding company to engage in the following: (1) insurance underwriting and brokerage; and (2) real estate investment, development, or brokerage. Limits Federal Reserve Board authority to: (1) require nonbanking subsidiaries of a bank holding company to submit reports regarding compliance with the provisions of the Bank Holding Company Act; and (2) conduct examinations of such subsidiaries. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to allow a member bank and its subsidiaries to engage in a covered transaction or a financial assistance transaction with an affiliate only on substantially the same terms prevailing for comparable transactions with other nonaffiliated companies. Imposes limitations on the amount of financial assistance transactions between a member bank and an affiliate or all its affiliates. Prohibits a member bank and its subsidiaries from purchasing a low-quality asset from any affiliate unless previously committed to purchase such asset before it was acquired by the affiliate. Prohibits a member bank and its affiliates from purchasing as a fiduciary any securities or other assets from an affiliate unless lawfully authorized by the instrument creating the fiduciary relationship, by court order, or by local law. Prohibits a member bank and its affiliates from publishing any advertisement suggesting that the member bank is responsible for its affiliates' obligations. Prohibits a member bank and its subsidiaries from purchasing or otherwise acquiring, during the existence of any underwriting or selling syndicate, any obligation a principal underwriter of which is an affiliate or subsidiary of the member bank. Sets forth exemptions to such prohibitions. Requires each financial assistance transaction to be secured at the time of the transaction by collateral (or, in the case of a repurchase agreement, by securities or other assets) equal to between 100 to 130 percent of the amount of the transaction. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to limit the cease and desist authority of the Federal Reserve Board over nonbanking subsidiaries of a bank holding company to activities affecting the safety and soundness of any bank directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such bank holding company, or any activities otherwise violating any banking law, rule, regulation, or order. Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit an investment company affiliated with a bank securities affiliate from: (1) placing or maintaining its securities or similar investments in the custody of a bank affiliated with such bank securities affiliate; (2) designating any such bank as trustee or custodian; or (3) depositing designated proceeds with any such bank. Prohibits any subsidiary of a bank holding company from engaging in certain tying arrangements in which banks are currently forbidden to engage.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 526 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1982
Requests the President to designate the week of August 1 through August 7, 1982, as National Purple Heart Week.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 366 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1982
Expresses the sense of Congress that legislation should be proposed and enacted to: (1) establish parity between the compensation of Government Printing Office (GPO) employees and the compensation of other Federal employees performing similar work; (2) fix the wages of GPO employees in accordance with the prevailing wage rate system applicable to executive branch employees; and (3) strengthen the Public Printer's ability to manage without infringing on the oversight responsibilities of the Joint Committee on Printing.
Bill· HRH.R. 6573 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1982
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals to designate one dollar of their income tax liability to be used for the purpose of reducing the public debt of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 6546 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1982
Limits the outside earned income of Senators to $18,000 per calendar year.
Law· HRH.R. 6538 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1982
Designates the Federal building in Lima, Ohio, as the Tennyson Guyer Federal Building.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 498 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1982
Designates the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 496 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Designates the week beginning on November 21, 1982, as National Alzheimer's Disease Week.
Bill· HRH.R. 6510 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1982
Safe Harbor Leasing Reform Act of 1982 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the accelerated depreciation deductions and investment tax credit amounts accruing to safe harbor lessors from sale and leaseback arrangements of depreciable property. Allows such lessors a limited income tax credit for the reduction in tax benefits. Exempts safe harbor lessors from at risk requirements for deducting investment losses. Limits the availability of sale and leaseback arrangements in the case of certain lessees with foreign source income. Limits the income tax deduction for interest on investment indebtedness for safe harbor lease property.
Bill· HRH.R. 6492 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1982
Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to conduct a study of child abuse or neglect in federally assisted or operated health care facilities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report the results of this study to the Congress within three months; and (2) give priority to information about adoption and foster care of handicapped infants. Prohibits doctors or other health care facility personnel from withholding nutrition or medical treatment from a handicapped infant. Provides a private right of action for violations of this Act. States that any punitive damage awards shall be used for the benefit of the infant involved in the suit, or if deceased, for research and treatment of handicapped infants. Directs the Center to establish and disseminate violations reporting procedures. Provides civil and criminal immunity and job protection for persons reporting such violations. Requires health care facilities to provide parents or guardians of handicapped infants with information about agency assistance for these infants.
Bill· HRH.R. 6467 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1982
Professional Sports Stabilization Act of 1982 - Declares that it shall not be unlawful under any antitrust law for a professional sports league and its member clubs to enforce rules: (1) requiring approval by the league membership for the relocation of a member club; or (2) providing for the division of league or member club revenues that promote comparable economic opportunities for member clubs. Prohibits State and local governments from imposing limitations on the collective conduct of sports leagues or member teams authorized by this Act. Specifies the applicability of this Act to actions commenced under the antitrust laws before its enactment.
Bill· HRH.R. 6429 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1982
Small Business Regulatory Relief Tax Act of 1982 - Delays until July 1, 1984, the effective date of Treasury regulations determining whether an interest in a corporation is to be treated as stock or indebtedness. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the impact of such regulations on small business.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 487 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1982
Requests the President to designate 1983 as Year of the Bible.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 342 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1982
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should direct the appropriate agencies to pursue vigorously and conclude promptly the countervailing duty and antidumping investigations being conducted under the Tariff Act of 1930 and the Trade Act of 1974 concerning foreign trade practices involving carbon steel mill products and specialty steel mill products; and (2) the Congress should consider legislation to strengthen U.S. trade laws if necessary.
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