National Medicare Lottery Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 3, 1989)
National Medicare Lottery Act - Title I: The National Lottery - Establishes the National Lottery Commission to administer an annual lottery for purchasers of series LL savings bonds. Requires the Commission to report annually to the President and the Congress on its activities in carrying out this Act.
Establishes the National Medicare, Education, and Child Care Lottery Trust Fund. Appropriates to such Trust Fund certain criminal fines (relating to lotteries) and the excess amounts of interest rates of series EE bonds over series LL bonds for a fiscal year.
Establishes series LL savings bonds. Provides that purchasers shall be entered into the national lottery one time for each $25 spent.
Declares that the conduct of the national lottery shall be a Federal function.
Exempts amounts of lottery prizes from Federal taxation.
Title II: Disposition of Lottery Revenues - Requires that 50 percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund be divided equally among: (1) the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund; (2) the Secretary of Education to carry out programs; and (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for child care services under the block grant program to States for social services of the Social Security Act. Requires the use of 40 percent to pay prizes and the remaining ten percent for the administration of the national lottery.
What just happenedFeb 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Who’s behind it
- Feb 21, 1989CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee - Feb 21, 1989CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee - Feb 21, 1989CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee - Feb 21, 1989CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Subcommittee - Feb 6, 1989CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jan 17, 1989CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 3, 1989IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education and Workforce Committee - Jan 3, 1989IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 3, 1989IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Jan 3, 1989IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 1989IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House