Richard F. Vander Veen

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the automatic cost-of-living increases under section 215(i) of such act (and the corresponding increases under the supplemental security income program) shall be made in advance, on the basis of projected increases in the Consumer Price Index.

Public Service Employment Act

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to increase the rates of educational assistance allowances; to provide for the payment of tuition, the extension of educational assistance entitlement, acceleration of payment of educational assistance allowances, and expansion of the work-study program; to establish a Vietnam-Era Veterans Communication Center and a Vietnam-Era Advisory Committee; and to otherwise improve the educational and training assistance program for veterans.

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to provide authority to assist training of disadvantaged students for the legal profession.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 10-year delimiting period for the pursuit of educational programs by veterans, wives, and widows.

Community Mental Health Centers Amendments Act

A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect the employment rights of the elderly.

National Nutrition Education Act

A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit discrimination on account of age in credit card transactions.

Bilingual Education Act

A bill to allow a credit against Federal income taxes or a payment from the U.S. Treasury for State and local real property taxes or an equivalent portion of rent paid on their residences by individuals who have attained age 65.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to improve the business loan program for veterans and to make veterans who served after January 31, 1955, eligible for such program.

Comprehensive Child Development Act

Education for Exceptional Children Act

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and the Social Security Act to provide income and payroll tax relief to low-income and moderate-income taxpayers.

A bill to amend section 428 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to better assure that students will have reasonable access to loans to meet their postsecondary education costs.

Elderly and Handicapped Americans Transportation Services Act

A bill to provide that local educational agencies shall not receive Federal financial assistance unless they provide educational services to all handicapped children at levels of expenditure at least equal to expenditures for other children.