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    "ocrText": "These documents were scanned from Box R33 of the Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nMARCH 13, 1973\nOFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nPRESS CONFERENCE\nOF\nSENATOR HUGH SCOTT\nAND\nFORD\nCONGRESSMAN GERALD R. FORD\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nTHE BRIEFING ROOM\n11:21 A.M. EST\nMR. WARREN: The President met with the Republican\nLeadership this morning, as you know. The meeting lasted\nfor more than 2-1/2 hours. Senator Scott and Congressman\nFord are here to report to you on that meeting, and I will\nturn this over to Senator Scott.\nSENATOR SCOTT: Ladies and gentlemen, there were\ntwo topics presented, one by Mr. Lynn on the general matter\nof housing and community development, and the other by several\nspokesmen from the Justice Department, Dean Snead, Mr. Santa-\nrelli and Mr. Peterson.\nThere will be a message coming up, which we believe\nwill come up this week, on anti-crime legislation. It will\ninclude at least four topics:\nThe new Law Enforcement Act, directed toward the\nimprovement of law enforcement, the reform of the Criminal\nCode, which will not impinge on State laws and will recodify\npresent laws and reform certain sanctions and penalties.\nThe Death Penalty Act, which will include a very\ncareful, narrow definition and provision for determination of\nguilt and suitability of the death penalty.\nThe Drug Traffic Act, which will include, in addi-\ntion to penalties applying to heroin and cocaine, particularly,\na definition of major and minor offenders, and there will be\nnew restrictions recommended on pre-trial release where there\nis a judicial determination of danger to society.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: The other subject that was covered\nin some detail was the Better Communities Act. Secretary Lynn\nlaid out the basic points that will be included. He indi-\ncated the actual bill will be before the several committees\nsometime next week. He answered questions extensively as to\nthe transitional period, much the same as he did when he met\nwith the Governors and with the Mayors over the last several\nweeks.\nI believe that the Members of the House and Senate\nwho were there were convinced that under the proposal there\nis adequate funding during this period of transition, some-\nthing like $7.4 billion available in the seven categorical\ngrant programs that would be folded into the Better Communi-\nties Act. The real problem is getting the Congress to\nact sufficiently in time on the new program in order to help\nin this transitional period.\nMORE\n- 2 -\nSENATOR SCOTT: One other thing: The President and\nSecretary Lynn both made the point that the President's\ndomestic programs for this second Administration represents\nthe greatest investiture of power by the Federal Government\nwhich has yet been proposed, and that is an answer, I think,\nto the various charges of accessions of Federal power. No\ngreater return of responsibility to State and local govern-\nments has ever been proposed.\nFORD LIBRARY GERALD\nQ Mr. Ford, did Mr. Lynn answer for you a ques-\ntion he refused to answer for us here the other day, which is\nto say, what will happen if Congress does not vote this\nspecial revenue sharing, or whatever you call it now?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: The title, Pete, is Better Com-\nmunities Act.\nQ Right.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: The question was asked, if Con-\ngress doesn't act, what takes place? Well, under the exist-\ning law, he indicated there was about $7.4 billion available\nthat could be utilized until the Congress either passed the\nnew legislation or refused to.\nNow, the question was not asked \"if Congress doesn't\nact,\" but \"does act\" on the appropriation bill under the\nexisting law. I would hope that with the help of Mayors, with\nthe help of the Governors, who I think now are being con-\nvinced that this approach is the better one, we could get\nthe Congress to act, and I don't assume that the Congress\nwon't, after they have heard the testimony, act affirmatively\non a program that gives to the Governors, to the Mayors, and\nlocal officials a lot more authority and discretion.\nQ\nMr. Ford, all over the country cities have\nhad telegrams in the last week or 10 days telling them to stop\nall action on processed programs that were in the stage of\nbeing processed but got in under the deadline for public\nhousing for low-income people, and these cities are wonder-\ning what in the world to do. I thought that money was already\napproved. Why stop the program? It said something about\nirregularities and processing in the office. Did Lynn talk to\nyou about that?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: He indicated that on all projects\nor programs where the application had been filed and some\naffirmative action had been taken, they would live up to the\ncommitments, and I think they will. I can't discuss the de-\ntails in each and every program. I am familiar with one or two\nin my own area, and by working with the regional office, as\nwell as the office down here, I think we have gotten fair\ntreatment in those specific projects that I am definitely\nfamiliar with.\nQ\nWhy did he send these telegrams to people all\nover the country if he is going to live up to it?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: I can't answer that, because I\nhaven't seen the telegrams and I don't know the details in\nall the communities.\nMORE\n- 3 -\nQ What about in your own district? You men-\ntioned your own district.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: In my own district we haven't had\nthis problem because of the cooperation at the regional and\nFORD LIBRARY\nat the Federal level.\nQ\nSenator Scott, did the question of counsel\nJohn Dean's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee\ncome up at all?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No, it was not one of the topics dis-\ncussed this morning.\nQ\nDo you think the President ought to withdraw\nMr. Gray's nomination?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No, I do not.\nQ Was there any indication this might happen?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No, there was not.\nQ Senator Scott, can you say what the current\nstatus of gun control legislation is in the Congress, and\nhave you any idea why it wasn't mentioned among the four\npoints that you mentioned?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Well, it is in the hands of the\nJudiciary Committee already, and various gun control bills\nare proposed. They will include, of course, the Bayh bill,\nand there will be bills by other Members, and the Judiciary\nCommittee has those under consideration. So what the Presi-\ndent has submitted isn't new legislation. This is already\nin existence, being considered, and as you know, both the\nmajority and minority parties have indicated they would like\naction expedited by the Judiciary Committee in the Senate,\nand I am sure it is true in the House.\nQ\nWas the opposition to sending up the crime\nbills raised this morning?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Opposition?\nQ Opposition to any point the President made\nin his speech?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Well, the President said there will\nbe people of good will who will differ on some of the points,\nand it is expected that there would not be complete agreement\non all of these measures. People have different opinions on\nthe death penalty, for example.\nThe proposal will be carefully tailored within narrow\nlimits so as not to run counter to the present Supreme Court\ndecision, on which you will recall nine separate opinions\nwere filed.\nI Senator, how would the new Law Enforcement\nAssistance Act which you said was discussed differ from the\npresent LEAA?\nMORE\n- 4 -\nGERALD FORD VIBRARY\nSENATOR SCOTT: It would provide some additional\nfunds, in the first place. In the second place, it would\ngive to the local communities, as I understand it -- I haven't\nseen the details greater discretion in the application of\ntheir funds, some wider options than they have now under\ngeneral revenue sharing. I do not have further details, be-\ncause it wasn't elaborated.\nI Mr. Ford, you mentioned that your real problem\nnow is to get Congress to act quickly in this period of\ntransition. Did you discuss with the White House anything\nabout the delay that Congress is having in getting a bill\nfrom the White House before it so it can see what it is acting on?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: It was indicated, as I said a\nmoment ago, that the actual bill will be in the hands of the\nCongress within the next week. The message came up last week.\nThe legislation as drafted will be before the Banking and\nCurrency Committee sometime next week.\n0 Isn't that quite a long delay for the first\nof four bills?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: I don't think there is any serious\ndelay. If the legislation is before the two committees next\nweek, we still have until June 30th before the end of the\nfiscal year to act on it, and I should think that Congress\ncould hold hearings and take action in a three-month period.\nSENATOR SCOTT: Evidently the majority doesn't think\nthere is any great hurry. We have so little business this week\nthat I believe the highway bill is the only thing pending.\nWe have been holding very short sessions, and the majority\nin both Houses seems to be concentrating simply on throwing\nmessages back to the President in the expectation that he\nwill veto them.\nBut I haven't seen much new or constructive legis-\nlation. In other words, the party in charge of legislation\ndoes not seem to be in a great rush.\nQ Senator, what do you think is going to happen\nto the Gray nomination if the Senate Judiciary Committee today\nvotes to call counsel Dean to testify and it is refused, as\nthe White House has indicated?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Then each Senator will make up his\nown mind on that. They meet this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock\nin my office. My own feeling about it is that the attempt\nto get the President to send his lawyer up there to discuss\nmatters which ought to be confidential and ought to be pro-\ntected, is one that should not appeal to Senators as unjust.\nI know if I had a lawyer, and were involved in a\nmatter, I wouldn't want my lawyer to be called before a Con-\ngressional committee. I could get called, but I wouldn't\nwant my lawyer to be called, because I might have said things\nconfidential to him like, for example, \"I did it,\" or \"I\ndidn't do it.\"\nQ\nYou didn't say what you think will happen to\nthe nomination.\nMORE\n- 5 -\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nSENATOR SCOTT: Helen, I think the nomination will\nbe confirmed even SO.\nQ\nAre you suggesting that is why the President\ndoesn't want to send Mr. Dean up?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No, I am saying the way I feel as a\nperson who had a lawyer. Anything I said to the lawyer\nwould be in confidence. It seems to me that all of you in\nthe press are quite rightly making the point that you are\nentitled to the protection of certain confidential informa-\ntion. Now I don't know why you don't want to extend that\nsame privilege to the President of the United States or to me or\nto yourselves and your lawyers. If this business of protec-\ntion of sources is important, it ought to be important to\nthe President.\nQ\nShould that same protection, Senator, have\nbeen given to the witnesses at the Committee to Reelect the\nPresident whose identity was revealed by the FBI?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I think it depends on whether or\nnot those people are protected under any Executive privilege.\nMost of them are not, the ones who were involved in that\ntrial. The trial has disposed of it.\n2 Doesn't every investigative agency require con-\nfidentiality of sources to do its job?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Well, I think investigating agen-\ncies ought to be protected in confidentiality of sources, and\nthe Executive ought to be protected, too.\nQ\nDo you think the FBI should have told Mr.\nDean of the names of those people who requested private inter-\nviews with them?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I don't know all of the circum-\nstances that surround that, and you had better ask somebody\nwho knows more of the facts.\nMR. WARREN: Let me interject just a moment, if I\nmay, here because a couple of questions, I think, are predi-\ncated on the story in the Washington Post this morning con-\ncerning Mrs. Judith Hoback; is that correct? Is that what\nyou are asking about?\n0\nYes.\nI\nNot on the story in the Washington Post, but\nquestions about her deposition, which was released by the\ncommittee.\nMR. WARREN: Okay. As I read the story this morn-\ning, and as I am sure all of you read it, it would have been\nimpossible for the FBI to tell John Dean about this in time\nfor John Dean to tell the Committee for the Reelection of the\nPresident to call her in 48 hours after the initial interview.\nThat was all in the story.\nNow, I can tell you this -- and I talked to John\nabout this at great length this morning. He had no informa-\ntion on Mrs. Hoback's private interview, as she pointed out\nin her affidavit.\nMORE\n- 6 -\nMr. Gray has testified that he began giving infor-\nmation to the Counsel to the President on July 21st. Her\nin terview was on July 18th. And as the story pointed out\nthis morning, she said 48 hours after that July 18th inter-\nview, the Committee for the Reelection of the President\nofficials called her in to discuss it. It was impossible\nGERALOR FORD VIBRARY\nfor that to come from John Dean, and it was spelled out in\nthe story, but the story didn't make that conclusion.\nNow, the July 21st date that the Acting Director\nwas referring to refers to that summary report that you\nare all familiar with, and has been released. If you will\ngo back and re-study that report, Mrs. Hoback's name is not\nmentioned in it.\nQ\nWhat about Mardian and other officials at\nthe committee having had the information from the FBI?\nMR. WARREN: I think if you will check Mr. Shumway,\nwho is still a spokesman for the Committee to Reelect the\nPresident, he will be able to answer that question for you.\nI am answering it from the standpoint of John Dean and the\nWhite House. There is nothing to the story.\nQ\nHave you found out just who the FBI told,\nthen, in order for the information to get back?\nMR. WARREN: I think if you check with Mr. Shumway --\nQ\nHe doesn't speak for the FBI.\nMR. WARREN: Nor do I. I can tell you that the FBI\ndid not tell John Dean, and John Dean did not tell the Com-\nmittee for the Reelection of the President.\nI\nDid the FBI tell Mr. Ehrlichman or anyone in\nthe White House?'\nMR. WARREN: There was no conversation with the FBI\non this matter.\nNow, I think I have imposed enough on the Senator\nand the Congressman, if you have any more questions for them.\nQ Senator, were any topics discussed on inter-\nnational affairs, like Secretary Shultz's visit to Moscow?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No. We were discussing only these\ntwo domestic topics today.\nQ\nSenator, was there any discussion of possible\ninclusion in the crime message of white collar crime, such as\nperhaps antitrust violations or political espionage?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I don't know that either political\nespionage or antitrust violations are necessarily white collar\nunless you mean that people who wear blue collars never\nviolate those laws, but I would say that they were not brought\nup in the context of this message. This message deals with\nfour topics, and certainly we didn't discuss the death penalty\nfor antitrust violations. I want to assure you we didn't.\n(Laughter)\nMORE\n- 7 -\nQ\nCan you tell us what areas the death penalty\nwould be used in?\nSENATOR SCOTT: We will have to wait for the message\nfor specifics, but it will cover only those areas where the\nFederal Government has jurisdiction. They would include cer-\ntain wartime offenses. They would include offenses under the\nGERALO FORD LIBRARY\nvarious assassination acts, protection of Federal personnel.\nThey would include hijacking in interstate commerce, kidnapping\nin interstate commerce, crimes committed on Federal territory,\nand that sort of thing.\nQ Senator, would the type of murders that were\ncommitted by Lt. Calley constitute a death penalty under this\nnew legislation?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Since that is a military question,\nand is handled by a military court martial, it would hardly\nbe covered under the civilian Criminal Code, as I am sure you\nknew when you asked the question.\nQ\nThis pre-trial release restriction, the fourth\nsubject, is that related to preventive detention that was tried\nin the District of Columbia two years ago?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I don't know whether you call it\npreventive detention. It relates to a finding of whether or\nnot the public safety is endangered by the release of a big-time\nheroin pusher, for example, as to whether or not that person\nwould endanger society; whether there is an ongoing operation\nbelieved to be in conduct, in course, where his release would\nenable him to continue pushing heroin while waiting for the\ntrial to come up. I think that is what is involved. It was\nnot explained in detail.\nQ\nIt was not as preventive detention was here,\nif a man might be presumed to commit a new crime?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Well, yes; you can see a parallel.\nThe phrase \"preventive detention\" wasn't used, Bob, but I\nthink you can see a parallel.\nQ\nWhy did you volunteer that the reform of the\nCriminal Code would not impinge on State laws? Is it not\ngoing to extend Federal jurisdiction over crimes that are now\nlargely considered State crimes?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I don't believe it is intended to\nat all. The revision of the code will not seek to enlarge\nthe jurisdiction of the Federal courts. It is designed to\ngo to the present laws, to codify them, look at penalties.\nSome penalties are grossly inconsistent. It will look into\nthat. It will look at sanctions and it will endeavor to reshuffle\nthe Criminal Code so as to make it more consistent with the\npractice before the courts and with the needs of the conduct\nof Federal criminal cases.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: It was pointed out that out of all\ncrimes that come before the courts, the Federal Government has\nresponsibility in about 15 to 20 percent, and it was the aim\nof this new legislation to make it easier for the prosecutor\nin the courts to expedite the consideration of any of those\nwho are charged with a crime.\nMORE\n- 8 -\nThe Criminal Code hasn't been revised in a great\nmany years, and this effort is aimed at helping the courts,\nthe juries, judges, and the prosecutors so that the indivi-\ndual who is indicted will have speedier justice.\n&\nSenator, Newsweek magazine said you and the\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nCongressman were petitioning the President to see more\nRepublican Congressmen because there were complaints on the\nHill, and that you had brought the complaints to the Presi-\ndent's attention. We notice a lot more cars outside today.\nWas this an expanded meeting?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I don't accept the word \"complaints\".\nI think everybody wants to see the President all the time.\nIt is perfectly correct that Jerry and I had, over some period\nof time, indicated to the President that we would like to see\nincluded in meetings of this kind Senators and Congressmen\nwho otherwise will not see the operation of the leadership\nmeetings. The President fully agreed.\nThe only time we specifically discussed that point,\nhe agreed immediately. There were four Senators present and\nfour Members of the House present today, and I understand\nthat that practice is intended to be continued and I think\nit is a very good one.\nQ\nYou mean four additional?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Yes, four additional Senators and\nfour additional Congressmen.\nQ\nWere they committee chairmen?\nMR. WARREN: We will give you a list.\nSENATOR SCOTT: Jerry will give you a list. Not\nnecessarily. The thought is to include, among others, com-\nmittee chairmen, senior Representatives, and some of the\nfreshmen from time to time.\nQ\nIs that one of the reasons it took so long\nthis time?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No. They didn't ask too many ques-\ntions. They were free to ask them. It took longer because\nthose are two very interesting topics.\nQ\nYou seem very subdued today.\nSENATOR SCOTT: I am just tired, that is all. (Laughter)\nTHE PRESS: Thank you very much.\nEND\n(AT 11:45 A.M. EST)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n3/13/73\nRN introduction/greatent drostiture\nof power by Pres. of Congress in history\nof U.S\nResponsive Ant act\n6110mlhon\nSec Lynn - Better Community act -\nJuly 1, 1974 - substitute\nfor 7 categorical programs\n#2, 2, 3\nhold harmless\nBiLL - about a week\nTRANSITION -\n7.4 Whin unspent\n1.2 billion plus (3 monthe\nSpecifies - each city\n590 william 2ndel likes.\nwithin 90 days after act passed\n[Photocopied from Ford Scrapbooks,\nBoy 14, Notes on White House\nMeetings, 1973-74]\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n2\nHousing - subardozed/in excess of\ncurrent F.Y.\n\"honon christing committments\"\nPublic housing / 4236,\n4 you - unbsidged more than in\nmm subsided - twice that m\n20 yrs\nprevious 20 yrs.\nRN - 15%t20% federal come front local. state +\nMessage / Death penalty\n2) Drug control (dangeroms drop)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n3\nDean Bread - Crime (4 Gills)\ni) Sav Enforcement -\n680 million to put memorace\nwith states + local\nmolification of LEAA\na) Reform of federal criminal ends\na) protection of state pensdiction\nAmprement at\nb) semplification of difentions\nc) reform I sanctions (penath)\n1-\nmore related to crime.\n3) death penalty - non\nflexile 4) Herom traffic act\ncapacious. genlty /\npre-tivel detention\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n4\nCapital Premohment\nTreason, war-time sabatage, (no expronage death required)\nfederal meander\nthat official assasmation\nKedrapping He - packing\nn arcotics - Penalty /Hetrin/morphone structure (hard)\n1] Tero Then 4 Mands\n2) Major 10 to life\nHouness more or Life or Death Pleatly\nHIGHLIGHTS OF HOUSE ACTION, FEBRUARY 6, 1973 THROUGH MARCH 12, 1973\nTuesday, February 6, 1973\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nJOINT ECONOMIC REPORT\nThe House passed H. J. Res. 299 relating to the date for the submission\nof the report of the Joint Economic Committee on the President's Eco-\nnomic Report, clearing the measure for Senate action.\nWednesday, February 7, 1973\nRURAL ENVIRONMENT ASSISTANCE\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 188, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nBy a record vote of 237 yeas to 150 nays, the House agreed to\nthe previous question. (GRF - Nay; Speaker - Not Voting)\nYea\nNay\nNot Voting\nTotal\nRep.\n29\n144\n19\n192\nDemo.\n208\n6\n25\n239\nTotal\n237\n150\n44\n431\nVacancies - 3\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 251 yeas to 142 nays, the House passed H.R. 2107,\nto require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a rural environ-\nmental assistance program. (GRF - nay; Speaker - Not voting)\nYea\nNay\nNot Voting\nTotal\nRep.\n52\n122\n18\n192\nDemo.\n199\n20\n20\n239\nTotal\n251\n142\n38\n431\nRECOMMIT\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Teague of\nCalifornia to recommit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture.\n(MORE)\n-2-\nWednesday, February 7, 1973 (continued)\nGERALD F.O.R.D LIBRARY\nRURAL ENVIRONMENT ASSISTANCE\nPrior to final passage of the bill, by a record teller vote of 176\nayes to 217 noes, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Mizell\nthat sought to reduce funds in the bill by $85 million.\n(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nTotal\nRep.\n151\n24\n17\n192\nDemo.\n25\n193\n21\n239\nTotal\n176\n217\n38\n431\nBy a record teller vote of 132 ayes to 260 noes, the House rejected\nan amendment by Mr. Findley that would restrict REAP payments to\nfarmers with an average annual net income from all sources during\nthe preceding 3 years of $10,000 or less. (GRF - yea; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nTotal\nRep.\n118\n57\n17\n192\nDemo.\n14\n203\n22\n239\nTotal\n132\n260\n39\n431\nLYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER\nThe House passed, and cleared for the President S. J. Res. 37, to\ndesignate the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Tex., as the\n\"Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center,\" in honor of the late President.\nThursday, February 8, 1973\nAMERICAN HISTORY MONTH\nThe House passed H.J. Res. 211, designating February of each year as\n\"American History Month. \"\nLINCOLN DAY RECESS\nHouse agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H. Con. Res. 105, pro-\nviding an adjournment of the House from Thursday, February 8, 1973,\nto Monday, February 19, 1973, clearing the measure.\nRAILWAY-LABOR DISPUTE\nHouse passed S.J. Res. 59, to extend the Railway Labor Act. Agreed to\nan amendment by Mr. Staggers that inserted certain House language in\nsection I.\n-3-\nMonday, February 19, 1973\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nWASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS\nPursuant to a special order agreed to on February 7, 1973, the House\nheard the reading of George Washington's Farewell Address by Repre-\nsentative Robert W. Daniel, Jr.\nTuesday, February 20, 1973\nAMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION\n-- (SUSPENSION)\nBy a record vote of 286 yeas to 72 nays, with 1 voting \"present,\"\n(Thomson of Wis.), the House voted to suspend the rules and pass\nH.R. 3694, to amend the joint resolution establishing the American\nRevolution Bicentennial Commission, as amended. (GRF - Yea; Speaker -NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n127\n31\n33\n1\n192\nDemo.\n159\n41\n39\n0\n239\nTotal\n286\n72\n72\n1\n431\nWednesday, February 21, 1973\nCONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 311 yeas to 73 nays, the House passed H. J. Res. 345,\nmaking further continuing appropriations (foreign aid; Labor-HEW) for\nfiscal year 1973. (GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n121\n43\n28\n0\n192\nDemo.\n190\n30\n19\n0\n239\nTotal\n311\n73\n47\n0\n431\nThursday, February 22, 1973\nEMERGENCY FARM LOAN PROGRAM\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 226, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 269 yeas to 95 nays, the House passed H.R. 1975,\nto amend the emergency loan program under the Consolidated Farm\nand Rural Development Act.\n(MORE)\n-4-\nThursday, February 22, 1973 (cont'd)\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nEMERGENCY FARM LOAN PROGRAM (cont'd)\nPASSAGE (repeat)\nBy a record vote of 269 yeas to 95 nays, the House passed H.R. 1975,\nto amend the emergency loan program under the Consolidated Farm\nand Rural Development Act. (GRF - nay; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n68\n93\n31\n0\n192\nDemo.\n201\n2\n36\n0\n239\n269\n95\n67\n0\n431\nPrior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 196 ayes to 160 noes,\nthe House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Bergland that allows eligible\napplicants in natural disaster areas designated by the Secretary of\nAgriculture to apply for 1 percent disaster loans 18 days after the\neffective date of this act. (GRF - no; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n19\n139\n34\n0\n192\nDemo.\n177\n21\n41\n0\n239\n196\n160\n75\n0\n431\nMonday, February 26, 1973\nNO LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS\nTuesday, February 27, 1973\nCONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H. J. Res. 345,\nmaking further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1973, and\nagreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees:\nRepresentatives Mahon, Passman, Natcher, Flood, Hansen of Washington,\nAddabbo, Cederberg, Rhodes, Michel, and Shriver.\nINTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 197, providing two hours\nof open debate.\n(MORE)\n-5-\nTuesday, February 27, 1973 (continued)\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nINTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX (cont'd)\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 358 yeas to 23 nays, the House passed H.R. 3577,\nto provide an extension of the interest equalization tax.\n(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n159\n11\n21\n0\n191\nDemo.\n199\n12\n29\n0\n240\n358\n23\n50\n0\n431\nWednesday, February 28, 1973\nCONTINUING APPROPRIATION\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.J. Res. 345, making\nfurther continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1973. The House\nreceded and concurred in certain Senate amendments, clearing the\nmeasure for Senate action.\nSELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME\nBy a record vote of 317 yeas to 75 nays, with 2 voting \"present,\"\nthe House agreed to H. Res. 256, creating a select committee to\ninvestigate all aspects of crime affecting the United States, until\nJune 30, 1973. (GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV) (Arends & Riegle voting \"present\")\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n108\n62\n19\n2\n191\nDemo.\n209\n13\n18\n0\n240\n317\n75\n37\n2\n431\nCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORIZATION\nPREVIOUS QUESTION\nBy a record vote of 204 yeas to 191 nays, with 1 voting \"present,\"\nthe House agreed to the previous question on H. Res. 18, Banking\nand Currency Committee travel authority. (Issue - Minority Staffing)\n(GRF -- Nay; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n0\n177\n14\n0\n191\nDemo.\n204\n14\n21\n1\n240\n204\n191\n35\n1\n431\n(MORE)\n-6-\nWednesday, February 28, 1973 (continued)\nCOMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nFAILED TO PASS\nBy a reocrd vote of 153 yeas to 234 nays, the House failed to agree\nto H. Res. 257, authorizing the Committee on the District of Columbia\nto conduct studies and investigations. (GRF - Nay; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n12\n162\n17\n0\n191\nDemo.\n141\n72\n27\n0\n240\n153\n234\n44\n0\n431\nThursday, March 1, 1973\nRURAL WATER AND SEWER GRANTS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 255, providing for one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 297 yeas to 54 nays, the House passed H.R. 3298,\nto restore the rural water and sewer grant program under the Con-\nsolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. (GRF - NV; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n106\n48\n37\n0\n191\nDemo.\n191\n6\n43\n0\n240\n297\n54\n80\n0\n431\nMonday, March 5, 1973\nSUSPENSIONS (2 Bills)\nThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following:\nCHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS\nBy a record vote of 352 yeas to 7 nays, the House passed H.R. 4278,\nto assure that Federal financial assistance to the child nutrition\nprograms is maintained at the level budgeted for fiscal year 1973.\n(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n161\n7\n23\n0\n191\nDemo.\n191\n0\n49\n0\n240\n352\n7\n72\n0\n431\n(MORE)\n-7-\nMonday, March 5, 1973 (continued)\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nSUSPENSIONS (continued)\nPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION\nBy a record vote of 332 yeas to 29 nays, the House passed H. J. Res. 393,\nto extend the authorization of the National Commission on the Financing\nof Postsecondary Education and the period within which it must make\nits final report. (GRF -- Yea; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n144\n24\n22\n0\n190\nDemo.\n188\n5\n48\n0\n241\n332\n29\n70\n0\n431\nWednesday, March 7, 1973\nOPEN COMMITTEE MEETINGS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 272, providing for one\nhour of open debate.\nThe previous question was ordered on the rule - minority staffing -\nby a record vote of 197 yeas to 196 nays with 1 voting \"present.\"\n(GRF - Nay; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n0\n179\n12\n0\n191\nDemo.\n197\n17\n25\n1\n240\n197\n196\n37\n1\n431\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 370 yeas to 27 nays, the House agreed to H. Res. 259,\nto amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the\nrequirements that committee proceedings be held in open session,\n(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n172\n9\n10\n0\n191\nDemo.\n198\n18\n24\n0\n240\n370\n27\n34\n0\n431\n(MORE)\n-8-\nWednesday, March 7, 1973 (continued)\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nOPEN COMMITTEE MEETINGS (continued)\nPASSAGE (continued)\nPrior to final passage, by a record vote of 201 yeas to 198 nays,\nthe House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Stratton that authorizes\ndepartmental representatives to attend closed committee meetings\nif authorized by that committee (same amendment was agreed to in\nthe Committee of the Whole by a division vote of 73 yeas to 45 nays).\n(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)\nYes\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n135\n44\n12\n0\n191\nDemo.\n66\n154\n20\n0\n240\n201\n198\n32\n0\n431\nVOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AMENDMENTS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote the House adopted H. Res. 274, providing for one\nhour of open debate for the consideration of H.R. 17, Vocational\nRehabilitation Act Amendments.\nThursday, March 8, 1973\nVOCATIONAL REHABILITATION\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, on Wednesday, March 7, 1973, the House adopted\nH. Res. 274, providing for one hour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 318 yeas to 57 nays, the House passed H.R. 17,\nVocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (GRF - Nay; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n118\n50\n23\n0\n191\nDemo.\n200\n7\n33\n0\n240\n318\n57\n56\n0\n431\nSubsequently, this passage was vacated, and a similar Senate-passed\nbill, S. 7, was passed in lieu after being amended to contain the\nlanguage of the House bill as passed.\n(MORE)\n-9-\nThursday, March 8, 1973 (continued)\nVOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (cont'd)\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nPASSAGE (continued)\nPrior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 166 ayes to 213\nnoes, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Landgrebe to the com-\nmittee amendment in the nature of a substitute which sought to\nauthorize $600 million for fiscal year 1973, $630 million for\nfiscal year 1974, and $650 million for fiscal year 1975 for the\ncontinuation of programs authorized under the Vocational Rehabili-\ntation Act.\n(GRF - Ave; Speaker - NV)\nYea\nNay\nNV\nP\nTotal\nRep.\n126\n45\n20\n0\n191\nDemo.\n40\n168\n33\n0\n241\n166\n213\n53\n0\n432\nMonday, March 12, 1973\nDISTRICT DAY (No Bills)\nPROGRAM AHEAD\nTuesday, March 13, 1973\nH.R. 71 - Older Americans Act Amendments\n(OPEN RULE, ONE HOUR OF DEBATE)\nWednesday, March 14, 1973, and Balance of Week\nS. 583 - Rules of Evidence for U.S. Courts\n(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)\nH.R. 2246 - Public Works & Economic Development Act\n(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)\n# # #\nCONGRESSIONAL STATUS OF VETO-BAIT BILLS\nGLRALD FORD LIBRARY\nSENATE\nBILLS\nHOUSE\nS. 50 - Passed 2/20/73\nOlder Americans Act\nH.R. 71 - Coming up Tuesday\nY-82\n3/13/73\nN-9\nS.\nResearch on Aging\nH.R. 65 - Public Hearings scheduled\nfor March 16 by Comm. on\nInterstate & Foreign Commerce\nS. 467 - Pending before\nPublic Works & EDA Amendments\nH.R. 2246 - On Whip Notice for Wed.\nPublic Works\n3/14/73 or bal. of week.\nCommittee\nSubject to a rule.\nS. 263 - Pending before\nAmendments to Mining & Mineral Policy\nH.R. 5079 - (Saylor) - Pending before\nInterior Committee\nInterior Committee\nS. 38 - Passed 2/5/73\nAirport Development\nH.R. 4082 - Committee on Interstate\nY-65\n& Foreign Commerce begin\nN-15\nhearings 3/14/73\nS. 39 - Passed 2/21/73\nAnti-Hijacking\nH.R. 3858 - Hearings concluded by\nY-89\nCommittee on Interstate\n& Foreign Commerce.\nS. 606 - Passed 2/1/73\nFlood Control\nH.R. 4904 & H.R. 4905 - Committee on\nY-67\nPublic Works. Briefing by\nN-14\nGen. Clark on 3/8/73.\nHearings scheduled for\n3/20,21,22.\nS. 49 - Passed 3/6/73\nNational Cemetery Act\nH.R. 2828 - Pending before Committee\nY-85\non Veterans Affairs.\nN-4\nS. 59 - Passed 3/6/73\nVeterans Health Care\nH.R. 2900 - Pending before Committee\nY-86\non Veterans Affairs\nN-2\n-2-\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nSENATE\nBILLS\nHOUSE\nS. 7 - Passed 2/28/73\nVocational Rehabilitation\nH.R. 17 - Passed 3/8/73\nY-86\nY - 318\nN-2\nN - 57\n(Landgrebe Substitute: Y-166; N-213)\nH.R. 2107 - Passed 3/1/73\nREAP\nH.R. 2107 - Passed 2/7/73\nY-71\nY - 251\nN-10\nN - 142\nS. 394 - Passed 2/21/73\nREA Extension\nH.R. 2276 - Committee on Agriculture\nY-69\nheld hearings; met in\nN-20\nexecutive session 3/6/73;\nadditional hearings sched-\nuled to begin 3/13/73 on\nsubcommittee substitute.\nH.R. 3298 - Committee on\nRural Water and Sewer\nH.R. 3298 - Passed 3/1/73\nAgriculture -\nY - 297\nordered reported.\nN - 54\nS. 14 (Kennedy Bill) Before\nHealth Maintenance Organizations\nH.R. 4871 (Staggers & Devine) &\nLabor & Public Welfare\nH.R. 51 (Dr. Roy) Subcommittee hearings\nCommittee\nconcluded - Interstate and\nForeign Commerce Committee\nS. 502 - Coming up Wed.,\nHighway Act Amendments\nH.R.\n- Hearings to begin March\n3/14/73\n20 by Committee on Public\nWorks. No bill number\nas yet.\nMarch 12, 1973"
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