DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1998
Laws and Proposed Legislation

Child Care Reform

President Clinton's Proposal
• President's child care proposal released on January 7, 1998
• Includes goals and funding for child care providers, tax breaks, early childhood education

IRS Reform

Bill Text: H.R. 2676
• Search THOMAS via bill number for the 105th Congress
• Various versions of the bill, reports, debates, and legislative history
All Politics
• News article on Senate passage of reform bill, dated July 9, 1998
• Links to President Clinton's proposal and Senate investigation of 1997
• House passage in June 1998
Senate Finance Committee
• Extensive press releases on IRS reform, including committee statements, debates, and reports
• Practices and Procedures of the IRS
  • Full text of Senate Finance Committee hearing, Sept.23-25, 1998
  • Appears as one file in Adobe Acrobat or text format

Patients' Bill of Rights

Proposed Legislation
• Would give medical patients some leverage over Health Maintenance Organization decisions on their care
• Bill numbers are H.R. 3605, S. 1890, and S.1891
• Search Thomas by bill number for the 105th Congress for the texts, debates, and legislative status
ABC News This Week
• Summary of program aired on July 12, 1998
• Links to Democratic and Republican policy positions, Presidential Commission report, and lobby group position paper
Time Magazine, July 13, 1998
• Playing the HMO Game
• Let's Play Doctor
• Ahead of the Feds
See Health Statistics for data on health care and a ranking of HMOs

Social Security Reform

Advisory Council on Social Security Report
• Discusses three options for reforming Social Security System weighed during the panel's 1994-96 study
• Council was chaired by Edward Gramlich and the report submitted in January 1997
National Commission on Retirement Policy
• Recommends retirement age of 70 by year 2029 and putting 2% of payroll tax into individual savings accounts
• Report co-chaired by Members of Congress and private sector
• Released May 19, 1998
White House Conference on Social Security
• Conference held on December 8-9, 1998
• Administration statements and testimony
• Conference schedule
• Links to the Social Security Administration

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