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These documents were scanned from Box 107 of the Robert T. Hartmann Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
DIARY OF WHITE HOUSE LEADERSHIP
MEETINGS -- 91st CONGRESS
FORD R GERALD LIBRARY
July 7, 1970
The President said as he antered at 8:36 a. m. that the
discussion would be confined to ane topic, viz, the
economy. This is one of the two issues facing candidates
for Congress this fall. The other is the question of war
and peace. He noted that in the last 40 years, Republi-
cans have controlled the Congress only 4 years. He
complimented the 80th Congress and the 83rd Congress
and suggested that Republicans lost both because of the
economy issue. In the summer of 1948, the economy
looked bleak, but there was a dramatic upturn in October
which elected Truman and unseated the Republican Congress.
In 1954, the economy was soft and the Republicans lost the
84th Congress in a "wash" election. In 1956, Republicans
lost again. In 1958, there was a deep recession and despite
the Lebanon decision and the Vice President's Caracas trip
(both of which enjoyed broad public approval), nothing could
be done to prevent the great loss Republicans sustained that
November. He discussed also the 1960 dip and the 1966-67
"tight money aqueeze. 11 The latter stampeded the Democrats
into a policy of increased spending which resulted in a $25
billion deficit for fiscal year 1968. Democrats loosened the
money supply. Both spelled ruinous Inflation in 1969. Late
in 1969, the Federal Reserve tightened the money supply,
and the result is being felt today. The substantial cut in
federal spending has also contributed to the temporary busi-
ness downturn.
He introduced McCracken, who made 3 main points: 1) the
course of the economy is somewhere between the 1966-67
course and the 1960-61 course, but closer to the latter, e.g.,
the 5 months change in the Industrial Production Indicator in
1970 was minus 1.2 and in 1967 was 1.6 compared to minus
2.6 in 1960. 2) the price level is responding to the fight on
inflation, e. g., the Wholesale Price Index rose only 2% in
June; pricesoof raw materials are declining; the rate of
increase in GNP Prine Index in the second quarter will be
lower than in the first quarter.
2
FORD of LIBRARY
He then quoted in support of his estimate the following:
"Fortune sums it up well: 'It seems clear that --
without either stumbling into a deep recession or renew-
ing the inflationary boom -- the nation is successfully
negotiating a massive redeployment of priorities and
resources, from an economy based on defense and business
investment to one directed more toward consumption,
housing, and social welfare.
The stock market performance has had a backlash effect on
the entire economy. Stocks rose to an unreasonable level
primarily because # public had begun to lose confidence
in the stability of the purchasing power of the dollar. He
produced charts illustrating the need to increase the money
supply. He said that the state of the economy in December
1968 indicated a 5% annual growth rate, but the actual growth
rate has been in the neighborhood of 3%. Scott asked if he
felt the FED would cooperate in increasing the money supply.
The answer was affirmative. RMN said that the FED has
historically been too concerned with protecting the dollar
even at the expense of risking a recession. The Administra-
tion policy is to control inflation but to avoid recession, and
this requires gradual adjustments of a number of delicate
mechanisms.
The President asked Shultz to comment un the potential impact
of labor contracts due to be renegotiated this year. Shultz
said that these cover about 5 1/2 million of the 8 million
union workers in the labor force. If wage increases remain within
reasonable bounds and if output per manhour rises sufficiently,
the economy will not be hurt. He noted that interest rates
appear to be moving downward slowly. This is true of both
government securities and corporate issues. The decline we
are witnessing in the rate of increase in the Wholesale Price
Index will eventually be felt in retail prices. He confidently
believes that by fall it will be possible to say that the measures
adopted by the Administration have gegun to bring inflation under
control.
FORD id GERALO LIBRARY
3
The VP inquired if a unit productivity increase does not
mean more unemployment. The reply was negative if the
economy is in growth stage.
RMN said that there is a demonstrable change in political
attitudes of labor. The change is due in part to the Admini-
stration's foreign policy which they support and in part to the
growth of a new middle class in labor. Republicans should
not assume a rigid, unreasonable posture as they approach
the lebor electorate. We should not blame labor for inflation.
While labor costs constitute a big item in prices, other
factors have a substantial bearing. Shultz interrupted to aay
that the change in labor's political attitudes is due in large
part to the President's efforts to cultivate Meaney and other
leaders in the labor complex. He has approached them with
complete candor and has won their confidence and respect.
RMN said that he believes Republicans can win a substantial
part of the labor vote if candidates will concentrate upon 3
legislative proposals of the Administration, viz, the unemploy-
ment compensation bill, the manpower training bill and the
industrial safety legislation.
Senator Bennett cautioned that when we talk about the Consumer
Price Index, we should be careful to distinghish between the
price of products and the price of services. He said the latter
is not reflected in the Wholesale Price Index and yet it accounts
for most of the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Tower
asked if minimum wage increases are not principally responsible
for increases in price of services. Shultz answered that there
is a connection and expressed the hope that Congress will not
act this year on some of the pending proposals to increase the
minimum wage.
Wilson suggested that the Administration "do something dramatic
to show concern for the housing slump. RMN replied that we
should remind the country that the Democratic Congress has sat
idle on his $6 billiomhousing bill for 6 months. McCracken
said that in the last half of the year, the economy will be firmer,
productivity greater and the spirits of the people higher.
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FORD R. GERALO LIBRARY
RMN asked Shultz to predict what the unemployment figure
would be by fall. Shultz indicated a reluctance to climb but
on that limb, and the President gracefully withdrew the
question. He asked us to remind the country that during
each of the Kennedy years unemployment was above the
6% level, and he never heard one Democrat say that "we
are in a recession. " He then told a little story about a
NBC reporter. Apparently, NBC had picked up a leak from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics to the effect that the unemploy-
ment rate for June had increased from 5% to 5. 5%, and he
wrote his story for the next day. When the next day came and
the story was issued, the figure was 4. 7%. Nevertheless,
NBC spent a second of the broadcast reporting the figure and
then went ahead for several minutes to talk about the increase
in unemployment.
Shultz did say that while the number of people exhausting
unemployment benefits is increasing, total unemployment
is still low. RMN also had a comment to make about business-
men who press the idea that the best thing that could happen
to this country is to have a recession with a high rate of
unemployment in order to bring down wage levels. That is
shortsighted and mistaken. That policy would "elect so
many liberal Democrats to the nett Congress that this country
would be ruined.
We adjourned at approximately 10:30 a. m.
RICHARD H. POFF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 7, 1970
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESS CONFERENCE
OF
SENATOR HUGH SCOTT
AND
CONGRESSMAN GERALD R. FORD
THE BRIEFING ROOM
GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY
AT 10:55 A.M.
EDT.
MR. ZIEGLER: The Leadership Meeting this morning
lasted from 8:35 until 10:45. Congressman Ford will begin
the briefing this morning.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: We had an extensive briefing
this morning by Dr. Paul McCracken and others as to the
situation facing the country from the economy point of
view. The news was encouraging.
The point was made that we were in a period of
transition from a wartime economy with inflation to one of
peace, hopefully, and, at the same time, we were doing it
without any recession and achieving, hopefully, relative
price stability.
At the same time in the discussion we talked about
the legislative program that the President mentioned in his
economic report. There were five or six specific legislative
proposals that the President indicated were absolutely
essential if we were to go from this wartime economy to a
peacetime economy.
One, improved unemployment compensation legislation.
This Congress has not taken final action on this important
legislation. It is apparently languishing in a conference,
or there is no action from the conference, after the House
and Senate have passed the bill.
There is an eight-month lag in the necessary
Emergency Housing legislation.
There has been relatively little legislative
action on the highly important Manpower Training legislation.
Thirdly, the President had recommended improved
Social Security legislation. The House has passed it to
give an increase in the cost-of-living benefit to the
30 million social security recipients. No action has been
taken in the Senate.
There has been no action of any material benefit
in the area of Occupational Safety legislation.
It seems to us, I believe, that the Congress can
be legitimately blamed for not acting affirmatively quickly
enough on these important legislative proposals which, if
law today, would help this transition from a wartime economy
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FORD R GERALO LIBRARY
to a peacetime economy.
SENATOR SCOTT: Had the Housing Bill been acted
upon early instead of an eight-month delay, the
$250 million involved would have been expanded into
$6 billion available for new housing starts. We under-
stand that the money is there, that the business
community is prepared to take care of these starts if
Congress will enact the Housing Bill.
The transitional period in the fight on
inflation is working. The wholesale price index is now
markedly down, from 5.4 percent in the fourth quarter
of last year, to 1.4 percent this year. The retail
price index as normally expected should follow that down
with the resulting easing in the cost of consumer goods.
The policies, in other words, are beginning to work.
The Administration has noted a paragraph in
Fortune magazine, which seems to summarize what is going
on. That paragraph says, "It seems clear that without
either stumbling into a deep recession or renewing the
inflationary boom, the Nation is successfully negotiating
a massive redeployment of priorities and resources from an
economy based on defense and business investment to one
directed more towards consumption, housing, and social
welfare."
Q Senator, would you repeat that figure of
$200 million, did you say, that would release $6 billion?
SENATOR SCOTT: $250 million in the Housing Bill
would release $6 billion in the business community to make
it available for housing starts.
Q Would you explain that to those of us who
can't conceive of things in those large figures?
SENATOR SCOTT: Well, by now you should be able
to -- you have been here under the Democrats long enough --
from what we are paying for in the decade of the spend-
thrift 60's.
The amount which is made available by Congress
results in lending much larger sums of money for the
purchase of homes for mortgage loans and for extension of
credit, for construction, for ownership and, therefore,
it expands by that geometrical proportion.
I don't have a chart to show you exactly how
a given $10,000 expands into a $50,000 house or $60,000
house, but anybody who bought one knows that is the way
it works.
I
Senator, how long do you expect this
transition period to last?
SENATOR SCOTT: I would say it is turning now.
It is definitely improving. The situation should become
more and more obvious with each passing month. I think by
the end of this second quarter, and as you enter the third
quarter, you will notice more and more improvement.
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Q
What is the expectation of the unemploy-
ment rate? Did Dr. McCracken give you any idea on that?
SENATOR SCOTT: He discussed it, but as an
economist he said he did not undertake to make a specific
prediction. The intent is to keep it stabilized as
closely as possible.
The status of the Housing Bill, I believe,
is that it is in conference.
Q
What was that wholesale rate again?
FORD R GERALO LIBRARY
SENATOR SCOTT: The wholesale rate, fourth
quarter 1969, 5.4 percent; in the first quarter of
1970, 5.3 percent; in the second quarter of 1970, a
drastic reduction to 1.4 percent.
Q
That is rate of increase?
SENATOR SCOTT: That is the annual rate of
increase in the wholesale price index. What you draw
from it is that wholesale prices of raw materials have
been declining.
I think you might expect that the overall GNP
price index in the second quarter may be a bit lower than
the first, also.
Q
Sir, having concluded that Congress can
legitimately be blamed for a good deal of this, did you
come across any method of speeding up what Congress does?
SENATOR SCOTT: Yes, some of these things we
are doing and saying now will speed them up. For example,
at a recent press conference here in the White House,
Gerald Ford and I pointed out with some acerbity the
delay in crime legislation.
You will notice the House acted immediately after
that on one of the most important of the crime control
bills.
I would like to point out that some of them are
still being unconscionably held up, in my view. We are
keeping the heat on that. I would like to suggest now
that the Family Assistance plan ought to receive more
attention in the Senate Finance Committee because the
House has passed it. It is highly desirable legislation.
It is a complete reform of the welfare system and a
Democratic Congress ought to act to bring that bill
out, too.
Yes, when the leadership mentions these things
in both Houses, we find an instant defensive reaction on
the part of the Democratic majorities and shortly there-
after you begin to see some action.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I might add on that particular
point that the best evidence lately was the criticism that
was, I think, appropriately leveled at the Chairman of the
Committee on Banking and Currency in the House who
literally sat on this Emergency Housing legislation for
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too long a time and when we started to criticize the
delay and the tardiness it was within a week or so
programmed and passed by the House.
FORD a GERALLO LIBRARY
I hope and trust that the prodding we are
giving today will expedite the consideration of this
legislation in the conference. I understand they are
having a conference on Thursday.
I believe the demand by the public is such that
if we prod them we will get some action out of that
conference right away. Otherwise, it will languish
and hang there for too long a time. A little criticism
in this case has been very meaningful and very productive.
Q
Senator Scott, how do the Republicans
stack up on the Family Assistance program?
SENATOR SCOTT: I would be pretty certain that
a very substantial majority of Republicans will support
it.
Q There is one report that it is blocked in
the Senate by the Republicans on the Senate Finance
Committee, the Family Assistance plan. Have you any
report on that?
SENATOR SCOTT: It sounds like a Democratic
rumor to me. Whose ever fault it is it ought to get
out. But he Finance Committee is controlled by a
majority of the Democrats. I have never found them
having any trouble getting a bill out if they really
want it.
Q Mr. Ford, did the President mention the
need to keep appropriations in line with his requests?
Did he say that he would veto any appropriation bills
that were not in line?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: The President did bring up
the problem of the Congress appropriating or authorizing
more money than he had requested in his budget. He
pointed out that if this trend continues, it will be very
harmful in his attempt to win the battle against
inflation.
He didn't forecast any additional vetoes,
but he did very specifically say that this Congress, if
it continues to appropriate and authorize more money
than he has requested, the problems of inflation will
multiply rather than be brought under control.
Q
Was any estimate made of the budget
deficit that would result from this trend continuing?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: No, no specifics, but
certainly the implication was there, that if this spend-
thrift Congress under the Democrats continues to
appropriate and authorize more money than he has
requested, and particularly if they include these
mandatory spending provisions, certainly the deficit will
be more than was anticipated and more than was desirable.
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SENATOR SCOTT: The President made the point
on the short form deficit that that is due to the reduced
income coming in rather than to the spending recommend-
ations of the Administration. They have kept the lid on
spending down here. There has been a reduction in income.
Q
But you are talking about the $1.3 billion
deficit, I take it, and not the reported $10 billion that
it could result in?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: There was no discussion of
any figure of that magnitude. The figure was in relation-
ship to the $1.3 billion or $1. billion.
SENATOR SCOTT: I would hope the $10 billion
estimate could be related more to drug abuse than to
facts, personally.
Q
Did the President join the leadership in
putting the blame on Congress?
GERALD FORD
CONGRESSMAN FORD: There is no question that
the President was very firm in his condemnation that this
Congress on several occasions has gone above his budget
figure, and he felt that if this trend continued or
magnified, it certainly would be a contributing factor
to the problems of inflation.
Some of us believe that if this Democratic
Congress continues in too many areas to be a spendthrift
Congress, it will be a very legitimate political campaign
issue in 1970.
Q
Mr. Ford, if you haven't already discussed
it, would you tell us whether you think the House will
hold to its previous version on Postal Reform?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I believe the Postal Reform
legislation will be sent to conference this afternoon.
There will be, as I understand it, an effort made to
instruct the House conferees to insist upon the House
version, particularly in the so-called right-to-work
provision. I believe there will be bipartisan vote to
insist upon that retention in the bill.
Q
Mr. Scott, what do you think will happen
then?
SENATOR SCOTT: Well, Sarah, to tell you the
truth, I was talking to Mr. Ziegler and I did not hear
your question. Would you be good enough to repeat it?
Q
If the House sustains its previous action
on the right to work and postal reform, what do you think
the Senate conferees will do?
SENATOR SCOTT: I would hope the Senate
conferees would do what the Senate did, in my personal
opinion.
By the way, what I was talking about was to
continue to plug for the Bicentennial. That is why my
attention wandered. I want to express my appreciation
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for the favorable trend that seems to be taking toward
Philadelphia, the greatest of all American cities, as the
focal point of the exposition.
Q
Was there any discussion of foreign policy
at all this morning?
SENATOR SCOTT: None.
Q
Sir, did the Republican leadership in the
House and Senate support the Republican nominee in
Virginia?
SENATOR SCOTT: Yes. As far as the Senate was
concerned, I am sure the Republican Senators would welcome
any accession to their ranks. I have not met delegate
Garland but he is coming up this week to meet, hopefully,
his future Republican colleagues.
We would certainly support all Republican
nominees throughout the country and welcome the additions
to our ranks.
Q
Since you were good enough to open up the
Bicentennial, did the President tell you over breakfast
whether he is going to accept the Commission's report and
recommend the exposition to be put into Philadelphia?
SENATOR SCOTT: I think Ron can answer that
R.
it with the President and I feel very good about it.
GERALD
FORD
better than I can. I can tell you that I did discuss
ANNUALT
Have you any idea when it will occur, Ron?
Sometime soon, is that right?
MR. ZIEGLER: Exactly what I was going to say.
Q
In the report by Dr. McCracken and others
on the economy, what expectation were you given on the
consumer price index for the rest of this year?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: The feeling was that with the
tremendous improvement in the wholesale price index rise
relating the last quarter of 1969 and the first quarter
of 1970 to the second quarter of 1970, that the prospects
were that instead of the six percent in 1969 for the
consumer price index, it would be far lower, but no specific
figure was given.
THE PRESS: Thank you very much.
END
(AT 11:10 A.M. EDT.)
HOUSE ACTION, PERIOD JUNE 23 THROUGH JULY 6, 1970
B.
FORD
Tuesday, June 23, 1970
GERALD
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1068, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 337 yeas to 0 nays, the House passed H.R. 11833,
to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act in order to provide financial
assistance for the construction of solid waste disposal facilities,
to improve research programs pursuant to such act.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 17399, making
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970,
and agreed to the conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as con-
ferees: Representatives Mahon, Whitten, Evins of Tennessee, Natcher,
Flood, Steed, Hansen of Washington, Jonas, Cederberg, Michel, and
Langen.
Wednesday, June 24, 1970
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
By a voice vote the House passed H.J. Res. 1259, to extend the effective-
ness of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to July 30, 1970.
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
By a voice vote, the House passed H. J. Res. 1264, making continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1971.
PUBLIC WORKS-ATOMIC ENERGY ASSISTANCE
PASSAGE
By a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 18127, making appropriations
for public works and the Atomic Energy Commission for fiscal year
1971.
By a teller vote of 60 yeas to 90 nays, the House rejected an amend-
ment by Mr. Hathaway that sought to add $807,000 for the Dickey-
Lincoln hydroelectric power project.
By a division vote of 28 yeas to 81 nays, the House rejected an amend-
ment by Mr. Dingell that sought to add $250 million, to provide full
funding for waste treatment facilities.
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GERAL
Thursday, June 25, 1970
ACTION TAKEN ON PRESIDENTIAL VETO ON HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION (HILL-BURTON)
By a record vote of 279 yeas to 98 nays, with 2 voting "present, the
House vored to override the President's vetc and pass H.R. 11102, to
amend the Public Health Service Act to revise, extend. and improve
the program established by title VI of such act; and sent the measure
to the Senate for further action.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
By a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 17399,
making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1970. The House insisted on its disagreement to Senate amendments
Nos. 13 and 16. A motion to recede and concur in Senate amendment
No. 13 (funds for NSF) was rejected by a voice vote, and a motion to
recede and concur in Senate amendment No. 16 (grants for urban renewal)
was rejected by a record vote of 136 yeas to 236 nays.
MORTGAGE CREDIT
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1094, providing two hours
of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 322 yeas to 2 nays, the House passed H.R. 17495,
to increase the availability of mortgage credit for the financing
of urgently needed housing.
Subsequently, this passage was vacated, and S. 3685, a similar
Senate-passed measure was passed in lieu after being amended
to contain the language of the House bill as passed.
By a record vote of 214 yeas to 113 nays, the House agreed to a
committee amendment that struck out title V, which provides for
the establishment of a National Development Bank. Earlier, while
in the Committee of the Whole, the amendment was agreed to by a
teller vote of 114 yeas to 58 nays.
By a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Barrett to
a committee amendment that provides for GAO auditing of the books
of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
By a teller vote of 91 yeas to 90 nays, the Chair voting "yea" to
break a 90 to 90 tie, the House agreed to a committee amendment
(title VII) which provides discretionary authority for Federal
Reserve Board to allow commercial bank reserves to be used to
finance the construction or acquisition of residential real
property.
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GERALD
MORTGAGE CREDIT (continued)
By a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Stephens
that provides an additional $2.1 million for college housing.
The House insisted on its amendment, and asked a conference with the
Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Patman, Barrett,
Sullivan, Reuss, Widnall, Dwyer, and Johnson of Pennsylvania.
Monday, June 29, 1970
D. C. APPROPRIATIONS
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 17868, making
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said
District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971; and agreed to a
conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives
Natcher, Giaimo, Patten, Pryor of Arkansas, Obey, Mahon, Davis of
Wisconsin, Riegle, Wyatt, and Bow.
MANGANESE ORE
The House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 14720, to con-
tinue until the close of June 30, 1973, the existing suspension of
duties on manganese ore (including ferruginous ore), and related products,
clearing the measure for the President.
NATIONAL STOCKPILE
By a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference reports on various
bills, all authorizing the release of various materials from the
national stockpile, clearing the measures for the White House.
SAFE STREETS--CRIME CONTROL
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1111, providing for three
hours of open debate.
The House completed all general debate on H.R. 17825, to amend the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and amendments
thereto but did not take action on final passage.
COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES
By a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on S. 1519,
to establish a National Commission on Libraries and Information Science,
clearing the measure for Senate action.
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GERALD
FORD
Tuesday, June 30, 1970
ABP
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
PASSAGE
By a voice vote, the House passed S. 4012, to extend the Clean Air
Act, as amended, and the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended,
for a period of 60 days, clearing the measure for the White House.
RAILROAD RETIREMENT ANNUITIES
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 15733,
to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to provide a temporary
15 percent increase in annuities, to change for a temporary period
the method of computing interest on investments of the railroad re-
tirement accounts; and asked for a conference with the Senate. Ap-
pointed as conferees: Representatives Staggers, Friedel, Dingell,
Springer, and Devine.
CAMPUS UNREST
By a voice vote, the House passed H. J. Res. 1284, authorizing the
President's Commission on Campus Unrest to compel the attendance
and testmony of witnesses and the production of evidence.
OFFICE OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 16916,
making appropriations for the Office of Education for fiscal year
1971. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Flood, Natcher,
Smith of Iowa, Hull, Casey, Mahon, Michel, Shriver, Reid of Illinois,
and Bow.
INDIANS
By a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 12858,
to provide for disposition of certain funds awarded to the Tlingit
and Haida Indians of Alaska by a judgment entered by the Court of
Claims against the United States, clearing the measure for White
House action.
SAFE STREETS--CRIME CONTROL
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 342 yeas to 2 nays, with 1 voting "present," the
House passed H.R. 17825, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968.
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R.
Tuesday, June 30, 1970 (continued)
GERALD
FORD
LIBRARY
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 970, providing one hour
of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 334 yeas to 12 nays, the House passed S. J. Res. 88,
to create a commission to study the bankruptcy laws of the United
States.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 1118, providing one hour
of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 262 yeas to 78 nays, the House passed H.R. 16065,
to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities of
1965, as amended.
Subsequently, this passage was vacated, and S. 3215, a similar
Senate-passed bill was passed in lieu, after being amended to
contain the language of the House bill as passed.
RECOMMIT
By a division vote of 32 yeas to 86 nays, the House rejected a motion
by Mr. Ashbrook to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education
and Labor with instructions to report it back forthwith containing
an amendment that would cut the funding by $4 million.
By a division vote of 24 yeas to 60 nays, the House rejected an
amendment by Mr. Gross that would cut funding by $20 million.
By a division vote of 30 yeas to 84 nays, the House rejected an
amendment by Mr. Scherle that sought to cut funding by $10 million.
D. C. APPROPRIATIONS
By a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 17868,
making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues
of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971.
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Wednesday, July 1, 1970
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VETERANS' OFFICE--PHILIPPINES
House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 16739, to extend for a
period of 10 years the existing authority of the Administration of
Veterans' Affairs to maintain offices in the Republic of the Philippines,
clearing the measure for the President.
Monday, July 6, 1970
HOUSE CONSIDERED CONSENT CALENDAR
SUSPENSIONS (7 BILLS)
The House voted to suspend the rules and passed the following bills
by voice vote:
H.R. 12807, to amend the Expediting Act.
H.R. 15979, relating to the Tax Treatment of Interest on Farmers
Home Administration Insured Loans.
H.R. 17068, relating to Duty Treatment of Certain Previously Exported
Aircraft.
H.R. 10517, to amend the Internal Revenue Code relating to distilled
spirits.
H.R. 11766, to amend the Marine Resources and Engineering Development
Act of 1966.
H.R. 12943, to extend the Jellyfish Control Act.
The House voted to suspend the rules and passed the following bill:
S. 3592, to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act (passed by a roll
call vote of 296 yeas to 2 nays.)
PROGRAM AHEAD
Tuesday, July 7, 1970
PRIVATE CALENDAR
H. R. 16327 - To Amend the Peace Corps Act
(Open Rule - One Hour of Debate)
H. R. 8673 - Consumer protection for Gold and Silver Articles
(Open Rule - One Hour of Debate)
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PROGRAM AHEAD (continued)
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Wednesday, July 8, 1970, and Balance of Week
H. Res. 1031 - Amending the Rules of the House with respect to lobbying
practices and campaign contributions
(One House of Debate)
H. R. 279 - Newspaper Preservation Act
(Open Rule - Two Hours of Debate)
H. R. 16542 - To regulate the mailing of unsolicited credit cards
(Open Rule - Two Hours of Debate)
H. R. 16968 - Adjustment of Government Contribution for Federal Employee
Health Benefits
(Open Rule - One Hour of Debate)
H. R. 13100 - To extend programs for training in the allied health
professions
(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)
H. R. 14237 - To amend the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community
Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963
(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)