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The original documents are located in Box 57, folder "1976/03/02 - President" of the James
M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 57 of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT
ON REVENUE SHARING
Tuesday, March 2, 1976
5:00 p.m.
Oval Office
Hils
THE WHITE HOUSE
DEX TO THE
VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
February 28, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
FROM:
JIM CANNON
SUBJECT:
Revenue Sharing
Here is a status report on revenue sharing.
As I indicated yesterday, the Democrats on Chairman
Fountain's Subcommittee are talking but not acting.
I will make this available to Jack Veneman, and get
a further report on Monday afternoon--to bring you
up to date when we get together Tuesday morning at 11.
THE WHITE HOUSE
INFORMATION
WASHINGTON
February 28, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JAMES M. CANNON
FROM:
PAUL MYER
SUBJECT:
General Revenue Sharing--House
Legislative Status
On Thursday, February 26, Democratic members of the
House Subcommittee held a private caucus to discuss
legislation to renew the General Revenue Sharing
program. Committee Chairman Brooks also attended and
played an active role in the meeting. The purpose of
this session was to determine the interest and concerns
of the majority and develop a course of action. It is
their intention to seek a consensus on the content of a
renewal bill. No date for formal, public mark-up
meetings has been scheduled, and no such announcement is
anticipated until the Democrats have concluded their
private deliberations. Officially, Subcommittee
Chairman Fountain noted that "substantial progress" is
being made and that the Democrats will meet again on
Monday, March 2, to continue their discussion.
Based on available information about the meeting, the
following facts are known:
1. The Democrats are committed to reporting a bill by
May 15; however, they want it to be a "Congressional"
bill as opposed to the President's proposal.
2. Chairman Brooks wants the Subcommittee to draft a
bill which recognizes his personal views and would
enjoy his support.
3. The major issues they are seeking to resolve reflect
opposition to key points in the President's proposal:
length of program authorization; amount of funds to
be made available and the manner in which such
appropriations are made; modification of the existing
formula in order to allocate more funds to jurisdictions
of greater "need"; possible inclusion of a "countercyclical
aid" provision; and stronger civil rights enforcement
and citizen participation requirements.
-2-
Personal discussions with all members prior to and
after this meeting, as well as the observations of
others, indicate that the Democrats are under great
pressure to move, but are uncertain as to how they
can accommodate the competing and diversified demands
now associated with this issue. According to one
source, the Democrats are clearly "frightened" by the
prospects confronting them. Strong Committee leadership
is lacking, and staff support is weak. Few of these
Democrats have any experience in dealing with legislation
involving such political or substantial issues.
Importantly, there is little confidence that whatever
they do would be acceptable to a majority of their
colleagues in the House.
I will have an additional report for you following the
Democrats' Monday caucus.
ILD
14
THE WHITE HOUSE
DEX TO THE
VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
February 28, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
FROM:
JIM CANNON
SUBJECT:
Revenue Sharing
Here is a status report on revenue sharing.
As I indicated yesterday, the Democrats on Chairman
Fountain's Subcommittee are talking but not acting.
I will make this available to Jack Veneman, and get
a further report on Monday afternoon--to bring you
up to date when we get together Tuesday morning at 11.
THE WHITE HOUSE
INFORMATION
WASHINGTON
February 28, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JAMES M. CANNON
FROM:
PAUL MYER
SUBJECT:
General Revenue Sharing--House
Legislative Status
On Thursday, February 26, Democratic members of the
House Subcommittee held a private caucus to discuss
legislation to renew the General Revenue Sharing
program. Committee Chairman Brooks also attended and
played an active role in the meeting. The purpose of
this session was to determine the interest and concerns
of the majority and develop a course of action. It is
their intention to seek a consensus on the content of a
renewal bill. No date for formal, public mark-up
meetings has been scheduled, and no such announcement is
anticipated until the Democrats have concluded their
private deliberations. Officially, Subcommittee
Chairman Fountain noted that "substantial progress" is
being made and that the Democrats will meet again on
Monday, March 2, to continue their discussion.
Based on available information about the meeting, the
following facts are known:
1. The Democrats are committed to reporting a bill by
May 15; however, they want it to be a "Congressional"
bill as opposed to the President's proposal.
2. Chairman Brooks wants the Subcommittee to draft a
bill which recognizes his personal views and would
enjoy his support.
3. The major issues they are seeking to resolve reflect
opposition to key points in the President's proposal:
length of program authorization; amount of funds to
be made available and the manner in which such
appropriations are made; modification of the existing
formula in order to allocate more funds to jurisdictions
of greater "need"; possible inclusion of a "countercyclical
aid" provision; and stronger civil rights enforcement
and citizen participation requirements.
-2-
Personal discussions with all members prior to and
after this meeting, as well as the observations of
others, indicate that the Democrats are under great
pressure to move, but are uncertain as to how they
can accommodate the competing and diversified demands
now associated with this issue. According to one
source, the Democrats are clearly "frightened" by the
prospects confronting them. Strong Committee leadership
is lacking, and staff support is weak. Few of these
Democrats have any experience in dealing with legislation
involving such political or substantial issues.
Importantly, there is little confidence that whatever
they do would be acceptable to a majority of their
colleagues in the House.
I will have an additional report for you following the
Democrats' Monday caucus.
FLO
14
REVENUE SHARING MEETING
President's
AGENDA
come
Tuesday, March 2, 1976
5:00 p.m.
Oval Office
D-did see
1. Briefing on situation in the Fountain Subcommittee today.
2.
Discharge petition.
(a) Procedure.
(b) Consult with Rhodes and Michel.
3.
Related problem of countercyclical.
FORDO is LIBRARY 07V839
REVENUE SHARING MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, March 2, 1976
5:00 p.m.
Oval Office
1.
Briefing on situation in the Fountain Subcommittee today.
2.
Discharge petition.
H espond They
(a)
Procedure.
(b) Consult with Rhodes and Michel. /alorie
4 in at Huston / Wydlax
1:30 or Ao
3.
Related problem of countercyclical.
GERRLO R.FORD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 2, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR
to
JIM CANNON
FROM
PAUL MYER
SUBJECT:
House Rules Governing
the Discharge of Com-
mittees
Procedures to discharge a House committee from the
consideration of a public bill or resolution are
governed by Clause 4, Rule XXVII, of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
In outline form, the following steps are involved:
1.
The filing of a motion to discharge.
2.
Accumulation of 218 signatures.
3.
A vote to approve the motion to discharge.
4.
A vote to consider the bill should a motion
to discharge be successful.
5.
Consideration of the bill under the general
rules of the House.
Attached for your information is a more detailed
explanation of the discharge procedures.
As you know, a discharge motion is presently pending
in the House. If a decision were made to take this
approach, the existing motion would become the
vehicle for this effort.
Attachment
RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RELATING TO
MOTIONS TO DISCHARGE A COMMITTEE
(Clause 4, Rule XXVII)
Any Member may file a motion to discharge a committee
from the consideration of a public bill or resolution which
has been pending in a committee for at least thirty days.
Only one such motion may be presented for each bill or reso-
lution.
This motion shall be placed in the custody of the
Clerk of the House and made available for Members to sign.
(A Member may also remove his name.) When a majority of
the total Membership of the House shall have signed the
motion (218 Members), it is then placed on the House Cal-
endar of Motions to Discharge Committees. No subsequent
action may be taken for at least seven legislative days.
On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, any
Member who signed the discharge motion may be recognized
for the purpose of calling up the motion and the House
shall proceed to its consideration without any intervening
motions. Following 20 minutes of debate, the House pro-
ceeds to an immediate vote on the motion to discharge.
If the motion prevails, it shall then be in order for
any Member who signed the motion to move that the House
proceed to the immediate consideration of such bill or
resolution. This motion is of high privilege and is not
debatable. If this motion is decided in the affirmative,
the bill shall be immediately considered under the general
rules of the House. If the House should vote against
immediate consideration, the bill is then referred to its
proper calendar and be entitled to the same rights and
privileges that it would have had if the committee to which
it was referred had duly reported it to the House for con-
sideration.
This rule would not apply to a bill that has been
reported by a committee during the interval between the
placing of the motion to discharge on the calendar and
the day when such motion is called up for action in the
House.