Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1015 Primary Sponsor:Leventis Type of Legislation:CR Subject:National Health Care, federal employees Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940324 Computer Document Number:1015 Introduced Date:19940112 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940324 Last History Type:Received from House Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Leventis Drummond Land Bryan Giese Rose Lander Martin Ryberg Waldrep Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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1015 Senate 19940324 Received from House
1015 House 19940323 Adopted, sent to Senate
1015 House 19940303 Committee Report: Favorable 24
1015 House 19940302 Introduced, referred to 24
Committee
1015 Senate 19940301 Adopted, sent to House
1015 Senate 19940224 Committee Report: Favorable 13
1015 Senate 19940112 Introduced, referred to 13
Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 3, 1994
S. 1015
Introduced by SENATORS Leventis, Drummond, Land, Bryan, Giese, Rose, Lander, Martin, Ryberg and Waldrep
S. Printed 3/3/94--H.
Read the first time March 2, 1994.
INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 1015), to request that the United States Congress include its members and employees in any national health care legislation, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
DEWITT WILLIAMS, for Committee.
TO REQUEST THAT THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS INCLUDE ITS MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES IN ANY NATIONAL HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION IT ADOPTS IN 1994 OR THEREAFTER.
Whereas, the issue of health care reform has received much discussion in the government policy-making arena, as well as in the national media; and
Whereas, President Bill Clinton has developed a comprehensive legislative proposal, the American Health Security Act, that he is seeking to get the United States Congress to enact, which would implement a national health care system; and
Whereas, it is imminent that some form of comprehensive health care legislation will be enacted by Congress in 1994 or thereafter, even if it is not President Clinton's American Health Security Act; and
Whereas, any such comprehensive legislation will have substantial economic impact on Americans at all levels, especially on small, private businesses; and
Whereas, such legislation also will likely place significant regulatory and administrative responsibilities and burdens on state and local governmental bodies and agencies; and
Whereas, the United States Congress has a history of exempting its members and employees from comprehensive legislation that has substantial impact on the rest of the nation; and
Whereas, the members and employees of either one or both houses of the United States Congress are exempted in whole or in part from the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991, the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, in addition to other enactments; and
Whereas, it does not seem fair, nor does it make sound government policy, for Congress to continuously exempt its members and employees from legislative initiatives that have such substantial impact on the rest of the nation. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina respectfully memorializes the United States Congress to include its members and employees in whatever national health care program that it passes in 1994 or thereafter.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each of the eight members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.