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    "ocrText": "These documents were scanned from Box 107 of the Robert T. Hartmann Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nJULY 20, 1971\nOFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nPRESS CONFERENCE\nOF\nSENATOR HUGH SCOTT\nAND\nFORD R. GERALO LIBRARY\nCONGRESSMAN GERALD R. FORD\nTHE BRIEFING ROOM\n(10:30 A.M. EDT)\nMR. ZIEGLER: The Leadership meeting lasted this\nmorning for about two hours. Congressman Ford and Senator\nScott will give you a report.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: In addition to the periodic re-\nport by Senator Scott and myself on the legislative situation,\nDr. Kissinger repeated basically the briefing he gave yester-\nday to the Republican Leadership as a whole on his trip to\nMainland China.\nIn addition, we had a briefing from George Shultz,\nprimarily on the status of the economy. It was pointed out\nthat there has been a substantial increase in the GNP, over\n$30 billion in the first quarter, something in the neighbor-\nhood of $20 billion in the second quarter, and again in real\nvalues of about 6 percent during the six-month period.\nWe are encouraged in the field of the economy pri-\nmarily because of the upsurge in retail sales, and in addi-\ntion, housing starts, as reported yesterday, were substan-\ntially up, something in the magnitude of about 2 million units\nper year.\nIn the employment field, of course, you are all\nfamiliar with the drop from 6.1 or 6.2 to 5.6. In addition,\nthere are also some very significant changes that ought to be\nmentioned.\nThe hours worked have gone up in the last six months\nfrom 39.6 to 40 hours. The lay-off rate has dropped. The\nadult male unemployment has dropped from 3.4 to 3.1. Overall,\nit appears that the economy is moving upward at a very\nencouraging rate, and all the forces are in action that I\nthink will be encouraging to bear out what the President said\nearlier this year; that 1971 would be a good year, and 1972\nwould be a very good year.\nSENATOR SCOTT: Mr. Shultz made the point that in\nthe economy, the strength is gathering. The indicators gen-\nerally are that way, and actual employment and longer hours of\nwork are both moving strongly and favorably, and the changes\nare beginning to be noted in the labor market.\nThe drop in unemployment after seasonal adjustment\nhas been real, and as to prices, the Consumer Price Index\nis up around 3 percent so far this year as against 6 percent\nlast year. Therefore, the program for an increasingly strong\neconomy and a gradual drop in unemployment is operating rather\nwell.\nMORE\n- 2 -\nDr. Kissinger's briefing was substantially the\nsame briefing as was given to the bipartisan leadership meet-\ning yesterday.\nQ Gentlemen, did you discuss the likely economic\nimpact of the tentative settlement in the phone and postal\nindustries?\nSENATOR SCOTT: There was a general discussion on\nthat, and it was indicated that it is not possible to assess\nthe railroad strike situation adequately at this point; that\nin the postal adjustments there is expected to be an increase\nin productivity as well as an increase in the wage rates,\nwhich should largely compensate.\nThe difference in the balance of payments has been\naffected by the steel inventory purchasing, and by the effects\nof the West Coast strike, which has led to some purchasing\nabove the ordinary from foreign countries, so those things\nwere discussed.\nQ\nHave you gentlemen displaced Secretary Con-\nnally as the President's economic spokesmen? (Laughter)\nSENATOR SCOTT: I would not think of it. I am not an\neconomist. I am merely a reporter in that respect. Most of\nthe reporters are better economists than I am.\nQ Why did Dr. Kissinger go through this briefing\nagain today? Were there people in this meeting who were not\nin the one yesterday?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Oh, yes. There were a number of\npeople here. Yesterday it was Mr. Ford and myself and the\nSpeaker, and then the ranking members and chairmen of the\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRANY\ncommittees were there. Today we had the full Republican\nHouse and Senate leadership, so it was necessary to have a\nfull briefing again.\nQ What did he tell you that was different?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I would not say that I heard any-\nthing that was different. We had a few more details as to the\nlength of time spent with Premier Chou En-lai. There was some-\nwhat more supporting information generally as to how he came\nto go over there, and the feeling that he had in dealing with\nPremier Chou, who he feels is a brilliant man with a sense\nof humor, a very strong personality, and remarkably well\ninformed on the United States, as I think you already heard,\nbut I may be the only Member of Congress who has actually\nseen Chou En-lai, as I did in a visit in 1956 when I happened\nto be in India, but that is my impression about him, too.\nQ\nWhat did you gentlemen report to the President\nabout the prospects for legislation, particularly prior to\nthe August recess?\nSENATOR SCOTT: Well, I handed the President a\nsummation of what is pending before the Senate: the DOT, HUD\nand space appropriation bills, campaign spending, Lockheed;\nall of those this week, and the HEW problem next week.\nMORE\n- 3 -\nI did not go beyond that. But you know it is\nexpected that both Houses will have been able to act on all\nbut three of the appropriations bills before the recess.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: We had a House report on the\noverall legislative progress. According to our figures, the\nPresident has submitted approximately 54 legislative proposals\nto the Congress since January. There has been very, very\nlimited progress overall in consideration of and approval of\nthis legislative package.\nThere is, of course, the hold-up in the Selective\nService Act, which we hope will break loose in the near future.\nThe House has passed the welfare reform legislation. We have\npassed, I think, six of the appropriation bills, and we hope\nthat most of those will be done by the August recess.\nAs you look at the overall picture, legislatively\nspeaking, the Congress as a whole has not, as of today, com-\npleted a respectable portion of the President's legislative\nrecommendations. I hope that between now and August 6th\nthere will be accelerated action, and if there is not by then,\ncertainly we have a responsibility to move at a faster rate\nright after the recess.\nSENATOR SCOTT: Two other points were made: First,\nthat the President hasn't gotten action from Congress on his\nrailway labor legislative recommendations; and that on\nrevenue sharing, the passage of the President's revenue sharing\nbills, front-end loaded as they are, would bring more immediate\nrelief to the economy than almost any form of tax reform.\nQ\nWas there any discussion in the meeting this\nmorning about the 7-point peace plan proposed in Paris by the\nNorth Vietnamese?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No, there was not. I was tempted to\nbring up that it is always called a 7-point peace plan, and\nonly two points seem to be discussed, but there was not time.\nQ\nFrom either of your briefings with Dr. Kis-\nsinger, can you report anything about the U.S. policy with\nregard to Red China in the United Nations?\nFORD a. GERALO LIBRAHY\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: I believe there will be a policy\nstatement by the Secretary of State within the next several\nweeks on that particular point. Until then, I think it is\npremature for any one of us to comment on it.\nQ\nCould we ask you your own opinions as to\nwhether the United States should --\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: I would rather not speculate at\nthis point, or even give a personal view until we have had a\nbetter opportunity to go into the matter in depth and to see\nthe ramifications that might develop as a result of recent\nevents.\nQ\nDid you want to comment on that, Senator Scott?\nSENATOR SCOTT: My reaction is pretty much the same.\nI resisted two very insistent lady reporters yesterday, so with\nthat experience, it is a little easier to resist you.\nMORE\n- 4 -\n0\nWas there any discussion of the Republican\nconvention site?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: There was not. I think we are\nall waiting with anticipation as to just where that event\nwill take place. I don't know where it is going to be and we\ndid not discuss it.\nSENATOR SCOTT: I was stationed at Del Coronado during\nthe war. (Laughter)\nQ\nDid anyone raise any reservations about the\nPresident's forthcoming trip, or concern about the future of\nthe Taiwan government?\nSENATOR SCOTT: No, I don't think any reservations\nwere raised. There was general comment and pleasure that this\nopening has been made to the East, and there was certainly no\ncriticism or reservation about it.\nAs regards Nationalist China, a question was raised\nas to what would happen there, and we were told, as Congressman\nFord has told you, that the Secretary of State will shortly\nhave a statement on Nationalist China.\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: It was reiterated that the\nPresident's forthcoming trip will have no impact on our rela-\ntions with old friends, as he said the other night; nor will\nit have any impact on our relations with any single nation.\nThe point was very forcefully made that the purpose\nof this forthcoming meeting is to discuss differences that\nobviously exist, and to aim in the broadest context for what-\never can be accomplished in the area of world peace over the\nnext decade. This point was very forcefully made, and I think\nvery persuasively made: that this is the prime aim and objec-\ntive of the prospective trip.\nSENATOR SCOTT: The President used the phrase that\nFORD at GERALD LIBRARY\npower has been thrust upon the United States, not at our\nseeking, and we do not seek exploitation or expansionism, but\nthat the forthcoming visit to China offers an excellent oppor-\ntunity to discuss our mutual problems and to improve the\nchances for peace.\nQ How can the President say, or you say, that this\ntrip will have no impact on our relations with old friends when\nit has a very obviously fundamental impact on our relationships\nwith both the Nationalist Chinese and the Soviet Union?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: I believe on those two points we\nshould let the President's words of the other night stand.\nI think he believes it, I believe it, and I think it is an\naccurate statement.\nQ\nMr. Ford, do the countries involved believe it?\nCONGRESSMAN FORD: I would not speculate on that at\nthis point.\nΩ\nI think they have told us. It is not a matter\nof speculation.\nMORE\n- 5 -\nSENATOR SCOTT: I think it is a question of impact.\nAlmost anything you have done has impact. The use of the\nphrase so far as I used it was meant to imply that nothing\nunfriendly or hostile was intended toward another nation.\nYou cannot talk to any nation without expecting other nations\nto be concerned, and some feel it has an effect on them. We\ndo not understand that the President plans to do more than\ntalk with China about mutual problems. Those discussions\ninvolved large areas of the world, of course.\nQ Was there any discussion of the Mansfield amend-\nment, and could you give us your assessment of what is going\nto happen to that now, in light of the China trip?\nSENATOR SCOTT: I cannot give you an estimate as to\nwhat is going to happen. There was no discussion here today\nabout it.\nYesterday there was some joking reference to it in\nthe bipartisan meeting. I am not sure whether suitable\nlanguage is being worked out or not. I know there is a\nsearch for language that would satisfy the conferees of both\nHouses. So far that has been an active search.\nQ\nDid the Middle East come up?\nSENATOR SCOTT: It was not mentioned.\nTHE PRESS: Thank you.\nEND\n(AT 10:45 A.M. EDT)\nFORD a LIBRARY\nHOUSE ACTION, PERIOD JUNE 15, 1971 THROUGH JULY 19, 1971\nFORD R. GERALD LIBRARY\nTuesday, June 15, 1971\nPRIVATE CALENDAR\nBy unanimous consent, call of the Private Calendar was dispensed with.\nAPPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nBy a record vote of 275 yeas to 104 nays, the House agreed to the con-\nference report on S. 575, to authorize funds to carry out the purposes\nof the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended,\nclearing the measure for the President.\nMILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 470, providing four hours\nof open debate.\nThe House debated H.R. 8687, military procurement authorization for\nfiscal year 1972, but came to no resolution thereon. When considera-\ntion is continued on Wednesday, there is 1 hour and 46 minutes of\ngeneral debate time remaining.\nWednesday, June 16, 1971\nMILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION\nThe House continued consideration of H.R. 8687, military procurement\nauthorization for fiscal year 1972, but came to no resolution thereon.\nProceedings under the 5-minute rule will continue tomorrow. While in\nthe Committee of the Whole, took the following action:\nBy a record teller vote of 129 yeas to 267 nays, rejected an amend-\nment by Mr. Leggett that sought to limit ABM funding to that neces-\nsary to complete work at the Grand Forks and Malmstrom bases during\nthe SALT negotiations, and would cut $51 million in SAFEGUARD funds.\nBy a record teller vote of 97 yeas to 307 nays, rejected an amendment\nby Mr. Pike that sought to strike out $370.2 million for development\nof the B-1 manned bomber.\nBy a record teller vote of 135 yeas to 258 nays, rejected an amend-\nment by Mr. Stafford which sought to limit the over-all expenditure\nfor research and development funds to the amount of $7,456,680,000.\n(MORE)\n-2-\nWednesday, June 16, 1971 (continued)\nMILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION (continued)\nBy a record teller vote of 118 yeas to 278 nays, rejected an\namendment by Mr. Aspin that sought to limit authorization to\nthe fiscal year 1971 appropriation level.\nPending when the Committee of the Whole rose was an amendment\nby Mr. Nedzi designed, subject to certain provisions, to pro-\nhibit the expenditure of new funds after January 1, 1972, to\nsupport U. S. military deployment or military operations in\nor over South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos.\nThursday, June 17, 1971\nFORD R. GERALO LIBRARY\nEDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate on H.R. 7106,\nmaking appropriations for the Office of Education for fiscal year\n1972, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as\nconferees: Representatives Flood, Natcher, Smith of Iowa, Hull,\nCasey of Texas, Patten, Mahon, Michel, Shriver, Reid of Illinois,\nConte, and Bow.\nBy a record vote of 228 yeas to 182 nays, with 1 voting \"present,\"\nthe House agreed to a motion to table a previous motion to in-\nstruct conferees to agree to all the Senate amendments.\nMILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, on Tuesday, June 15, 1971, the House adopted H. Res.\n470, providing four hours of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 331 yeas to 58 nays with 1 voting \"present,\"\nthe House passed H.R. 8687, military procurement authorization\nfor fiscal year 1972.\nRECOMMIT\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. O'Konski to\nrecommit the bill to the Committee on Armed Services.\n(MORE)\n-3-\nThursday, June 17, 1971 (continued)\nMILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION (continued)\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Fisher\nthat forbids funds to institutions of higher education that deny\narmed services recruiting personnel access thereto.\nBy a record teller vote of 158 yeas to 256 nays, the House rejected\nan amendment by Messrs. Nedzi and Whalen designed, subject to cer-\ntain provisions, to prohibit the expenditure of new funds after\nJanuary 1, 1972, to support U.S. military deployment or military\noperations in or over South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, or\nLaos.\na\nFORD\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Robison to\nGERALD\nthe previous amendment that extended deadline by 4 months, and\nLIBRARY\ncontained provisions regarding POW's, or any cease-fire entered\ninto.\nBy a record teller vote of 82 yeas to 327 nays, the House rejected\na substitute to the previous two amendments by Mrs. Mink that pro-\nvided for a straight cutoff of support after January 1, 1972, with\nno other provisions.\nBy a division vote of 37 yeas to 147 nays, the House rejected an\namendment by Mr. McDade to the previous amendment that added language\nthat calls for the release of all POW's within 4 months prior to\nJanuary 1, 1972.\nBy a voice vote, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. McKinney\nto the first rejected amendment that added language that killed\nfunding prohibition unless an agreement had been reached prior to\nDecember 1, 1971, on the setting of a definite date of cease-fire\nand a mutual return of POW's.\nBy a division vote of 46 yeas to 172 nays, the House rejected an\namendment by Mr. Badillo that sought to prohibit use of funds au-\nthorized to support CIA sponsored clandestine forces in Southeast\nAsia.\nBy a record teller vote of 147 yeas to 237 nays, the House rejected\nan amendment by Mr. Pepper that called for a cutoff of funds to\nsupport the deployment or maintenance of any U.S. Armed Forces in\nor the conduct of U.S. military operations in or over Indochina,\nafter June 1, 1972, subject to certain provisions regarding POW's.\nPRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE -- DRUG ABUSE\nReceived and read a message from the President containing a legislative\nproposal, and additional steps to attack the problem of drug abuse in\nAmerica -- referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce\nand ordered printed (H. Doc. 92-131)\nFriday, June 18, 1971\nHEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT LOANS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 480, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 299 yeas, the House passed H.R. 7736, to extend\nfor one year the student loan and scholarship provisions of titles\nVII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act.\nMonday, June 21, 1971\nTHE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE CONSENT CALENDAR\nFORD R GERALD LIBRARY\nSUSPENSIONS (SIX BILLS)\nThe House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following bills:\nAmerican Revolution Bicentennial Commission: S. 1538, to amend\nthe joint resolution establishing the American Revolution Bi-\ncentennial Commission, as amended, clearing the measure for the\nPresident. (passed by a record vote of 336 yeas to 24 nays)\nNational Forests: H.R. 3146, to authorize the Secretary of Agri-\nculture to cooperate with the States and subdivisions thereof\nin the enforcement of State and local laws, rules, and regula-\ntions within the national forest system. (passed by a record\nvote of 360 yeas to 2 nays)\nSpanish-speaking people: H.R. 7586, to amend the act of December\n30, 1969, establishing the Cabinet Committee on Opportunities\nfor Spanish-Speaking People, to authorize appropriations for 2\nadditional years. (passed by a voice vote)\nNatural Gas: H.R. 5065, to amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety\nAct of 1968, amended. (passed by a voice vote)\nChild Nutrition Act -- School Lunch Act: H.R. 9098, to extend\nand amend certain provisions of the Child Nutrition Act and of\nthe National School Lunch Act; subsequently, H.R. 5257, previously\npassed by the House and passed amended by the Senate was taken\nfrom the Speaker's table; and the Senate amendment to the text\nwas agreed to with an amendment. The House agreed to the Senate\namendment to the title of the bill. The House insisted on its\namendment to the text and asked a conference with the Senate.\nAppointed as conferees: Representatives Perkins, Pucinski,\nWilliam D. Ford, Quie, and Bell.\n(MORE)\n-5-\nMonday, June 21, 1971 (continued)\nSUSPENSIONS (continued)\nJuvenile delinquency: S. 1732 (in lieu of H.R. 6247), to amend\nand extend the provisions of the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention\nand Control Act of 1968. (passed by a voice vote)\nSOCIAL SECURITY- FAMILY ASSISTANCE\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 487, providing eight\nhours of debate - modified closed rule. The previous question\nwas ordered by a record vote of 200 yeas to 172 nays, with two\nR. FORD\nvoting \"present.\"\nThe House debated H.R. 1, Social Security and Family Assistance Act\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\namendments of 1971, but came to no resolution thereon. When con-\nsideration is continued on Tuesday, June 22, there are 6 hours\nand 50 minutes of general debate time remaining.\nTuesday, June 22, 1971\nLEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 8825,\nmaking appropriations for the legislative branch for fiscal year\n1972, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed\nas conferees: Representatives Andrews of Alabama, Casey, Evans\nof Colorado, Hathaway, Roush, Mahon, Bow, Cederberg, Rhodes, and\nWatts.\nSOCIAL SECURITY--FAMILY ASSISTANCE\nRULE\nBy a voice vote on Monday, June 21, the House adopted H. Res. 487,\nproviding eight hours of debate - modified rule.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 288 yeas to 132 nays, the House passed H.R. 1,\nSocial Security and Family Assistance Act amendments of 1971.\nRECOMMIT\nBy a division vote of 158 yeas to 221 nays, the House rejected a\nmotion by Mr. Schmitz to recommit the bill to the Committee on\nWays and Means.\nBy a record teller vote of 187 yeas to 234 nays, the House re-\njected a motion by Mr. Ullman to strike out title IV of the\nbill (Family Assistance title).\n-6-\nWednesday, June 23, 1971\nAGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 9270, making appropriations\nfor agriculture-environmental and consumer protection programs\nfor fiscal year 1972\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to a committee amendment by Mr.\nWhitten that adds #2.1 million for research in foreign countries\nof narcotic plants.\nBy a record teller vote of 214 yeas to 198 nays, the House agreed\nto an amendment by Mr. Conte that provides a limitation of $20,000\nin farm subsidies, excluding sugar and wool.\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Stephens\nthat provides an additional $350 million for grants for basic\nR\nFORD\nwater and sewer facilities.\nGERALD\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Whitten\nthat provides $11.2 million for summer programs of the nonschool\nfeeding program.\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Rostenkowski\nthat forbids funds to anyone who knowingly grows or permits to be\ngrown marihuana on lands owned or controlled by that person.\nBy a record teller vote of 129 yeas to 278 nays, the House rejected\nan amendment by Mr. Reuss that would forbid funding of any stream\nchannelization project administered under the Secretary of Agri\nculture unless the project was in the construction stage before\nJuly 1, 1971.\nBy a record teller vote of 172 yeas to 225 nays, the House rejected\nan amendment by Mr. Michel that sought to forbid food stamps to\nhouseholds who need assistance because any member of such house-\nhold is on strike.\nThursday, June 24, 1971\nSTATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 337 yeas to 10 nays, the House passed H.R. 9272,\nmaking appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, Com-\nmerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for fiscal year 1972.\n(MORE)\n-7-\nThursday, June 24, 1971 (continued)\nCHILD NUTRITION\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5257, to extend\nthe school breakfast and special food programs. Subsequently,\nagreed to H. Con. Res. 346, authorizing the Clerk to make cor-\nrections in the enrollment of the bill.\nRAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT\nThe House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 6444, to\namend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to provide a 10 per centum\nincrease in annuities, clearing the measure for the President.\nHEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT LOANS\nThe House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 7736, to\nextend for 1 year the student loan and scholarship provisions\nof titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act, clear-\ning the measure for the President.\nLIBRARY GERALD P FORD\nMonday, June 28, 1971\nDRAFT\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 6531, to\nextend for 2 years the military draft, and to provide pay increases\nfor military personnel, and agreed to a conference asked by the\nSenate. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Hebert, Price\nof Illinois, Fisher, Bennett, Arends, O'Konski, and Bray.\nBy a record vote of 219 yeas to 176 nays, the House agreed to a\nmotion by Mr. Hebert to table a motion by Mr. Whalen to instruct\nHouse conferees to agree to Senate amendment No. 165 (which would\nestablish as U.S. policy the withdrawal of all U.S. military\nforces from Indochina within 9 months, subject to the release\nof all U.S. POW's).\nTREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 379 yeas to 6 nays, the House passed H.R. 9271,\nmaking appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal\nService, the Executive Office of the President, and certain inde-\npendent agencies for fiscal year 1972.\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Dingell\nthat provides $387,190 for the release of certain U.S. fishing\nvessels and crews seized on the open sea.\n(MORE)\n-8-\nMonday, June 28, 1971 (continued)\nTREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS (continued)\nBy a division vote of 68 yeas to 27 nays, the House agreed to an\namendment by Mr. William Ford that forbids funds for payment to\nany officer or employee of the Postal Service who attempts to\nimpede contact, directly or indirectly between postal employees\nand Members of Congress.\nTuesday, June 29, 1971\nINDEPENDENCE DAY RECESS\nThe House agreed to H. Con. Res. 351, providing for an adjournment\nof the Congress from Thursday, July 1, until Tuesday, July 6.\nEXPORT ADMINISTRATION\nThe House passed S. J. Res. 118, to provide a temporary extension\nof the authority conferred by the Export Administration Act of\n1969, clearing the measure for the President.\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nMARITIME AUTHORIZATION\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4724, to authorize\nappropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of\nCommerce, clearing the measure for the White House.\nINTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a record vote of 400 yeas to 5 nays, the House passed H.R. 9417,\nmaking appropriations for the Department of the Interior and re-\nlated agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972.\nPrior to final passage, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr.\nHechler that forbids funds to pay any public relations firms\nfor any promotional campaigns among coal miners.\nWednesday, June 30, 1971\nTREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS\nHouse disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 9271, making\nappropriations for the Treasury and Postal Service for fiscal year\n1972, and agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed\nas conferees: Representatives Steed, Passman, Addabbo, Roybal,\nStokes, Mahon, Robison, Edwards of Alabama, Riegle, Myers, and Bow.\nHouse conferees received permission to file a conference report on\nthe bill by midnight tonight.\n(MORE)\n-9-\nWednesday, June 30, 1971 (continued)\nTREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS (continued)\nThe House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 9271, making appro-\npriations for the Treasury and Postal Service for fiscal year 1972.\nHouse receded and concurred in Senate amendments Nos. 6, 14, and 22,\nand returned the measure to the Senate for further action.\nNASA AUTHORIZATION\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H.R. 7109, au-\nthorizing appropriations to NASA for fiscal year 1972, and agreed to\nthe conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Repre-\nsentatives Miller of California, Teague of Texas, Karth, Hechler of\nWest Virginia, Fulton of Pennsylvania, Mosher and Bell.\nVIETNAM PAPERS\nBy a record vote of 273 yeas to 112 nays, the House agreed to a motion\nby Mr. Hebert to table H. Res. 489, requesting the President to furnish\nthe text of the study entitled \"United States-Vietnam Relationships,\n1945-1967\"; subsequently, by a voice vote, the House agreed to table\nH. Res. 490, an identical resolution.\nEDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS\nFORD & GERALD\nBy a record vote of 376 yeas to 15 nays, the House agreed to the con-\nference report on H.R. 7016, making appropriations for the Office\nof Education for fiscal year 1972. House receded and concurred in\nSenate amendments Nos. 14 and 36, and sent the measure to the Senate\nfor further action.\nSOVIET COSMONAUTS\nThe House agreed to H. Res. 518, expressing the condolences of the\nHouse of Representatives on the deaths of the Soviet cosmonauts.\nHONOR AMERICA DAY\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H. Con. Res. 354, commemorating\nJuly 4, 1971, as Honor America Day.\nLEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 8825,\nmaking appropriations for the legislative branch for fiscal year 1972.\nThe House receded and concurred in Senate amendments Nos. 1-30, 32,\n36, 37, and 38; receded and concurred with amendment to Senate amend-\nment No. 33. By a division vote of 87 yeas to 3 nays, the House fur-\nther insisted on its disagreement to Senate amendment No. 35, and\nreturned the measure to the Senate for further action.\n-10-\nWednesday, June 30, 1971 (continued)\nU.S. BONDS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House approved H. Res. 514, providing one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed S. 1700, to extend for 2 years\nthe authority of Federal Reserve banks to purchase United States\nobligations directly from the Treasury, clearing the measure for\nthe White House.\nHUD, SPACE, SCIENCE, VETERANS' APPROPRIATIONS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 517, waiving points of\norder against certain provisions in the bill.\nPASSAGE\nFORD d GERALD LIBRARY\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 9382, making appropriations\nfor the Department of HUD, Space, Science, for fiscal year 1972.\nBy a record teller vote of 164 yeas to 217 nays, the House rejected\nan amendment by Mr. Del Clawson that sought to strike out language\nproviding $3 million for counseling services for the Federal Housing\nAdministration of HUD.\nBy a teller vote of 118 yeas to 121 nays, the House rejected an\namendment by Mr. Thompson of Georgia that would forbid the with-\nholding of funds to any community otherwise qualified to receive\nthem, due to failure or refusal of that community to apply for\nfunds under any other section of this act.\nINDEPENDENCE DAY RECESS\nThe House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H. Con. Res. 351,\nproviding for an adjournment of the Congress from Thursday, July 1,\nuntil Tuesday, July 6, clearing the measure.\nCONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS\nThe House concurred to the amendments of the Senate to H. J. Res. 742,\nmaking continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1972.\n-11-\nThursday, July 1, 1971\nEMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT\nBy a record vote of 343 yeas to 14 nays, the House agreed to the\nConference report on S. 31, to provide during times of high un-\nemployment for programs of public service employment for unemployed\npersons, to assist States and local communities in providing needed\npublic services, clearing the measure for the White House.\nWATER POLLUTION CONTROL\nBy a voice vote, the House passed S. 2133, to extend the Federal Water\nPollution Control Act, as amended for 3 months, clearing the measure\nfor the White House.\nHEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING ACT\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 481, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nR. FORD\nPASSAGE\nGERALD\nBy a record vote of 343 yeas to 3 nays, the House passed H.R. 8629,\nto provide increased manpower for the health professions.\nPrior to final passage, by a voice vote, the House agreed to an\namendment by Mrs. Mink designed to forbid discrimination on the\nbasis of sex in the admission of individuals to its training\nprograms.\nNURSES TRAINING\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 482, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 323 yeas, with one voting \"present,\" the House\npassed H.R. 8630, to provide for training increased numbers of\nnurses.\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Rogers\ndesigned to forbid discrimination on the basis of sex in the\nadmission of individuals to its training programs.\nBy a voice vote, the House agreed to an amendment by Mrs. Mink that\nexpands eligibility for loans to half-time courses of study.\n-12-\nTuesday, July 6, 1971\nTHE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE PRIVATE CALENDAR\nTHE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE CONSENT CALENDAR\nNSF AUTHORIZATION\nThe House disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 7960, au-\nthorizing appropriations for the National Science Foundation, and\nasked a conference with the Senate. Appointed as conferees: Repre-\nsentatives Miller of California, Davis of Georgia, Cabell, Fulton\nof Pennsylvania, and Mosher.\nSUSPENSIONS (ONE BILL)\nThe House voted to suspend the rules and passed, by a voice vote,\nH.R. 9181, to amend the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950.\nWednesday, July 7, 1971\nFORD di DERALO LIBHARD\nU.S. OPERATIONS IN LAOS\nBy a record vote of 261 yeas to 118 nays, the House agreed to table\nH. Res. 492, directing the Secretary of State to furnish to the House\ncertain information respecting U.S. operations in Laos. Subsequently\nagreed to table the following resolutions: H. Res. 493, directing\nthe Secretary of State to furnish to the House certain information\nrespecting the Phoenix Program; H. Res. 494, directing the Secretary\nof State to furnish to the House the report entitled \"United States-\nVietnam Relationships, 1945-1967\"; and H. Res. 495, directing the\nSecretary of State to furnish to the House certain information\nrespecting bombing operations in northern Laos.\nDISCHARGE MOTION\nA point of order was sustained against a motion by Mrs. Abzug to dis-\ncharge the Committee on Armed Services from further consideration\nof H. Res. 491, directing the President, the Secretary of State, the\nSecretary of Defense, and the CIA Director to furnish to the House\ninformation relating to U.S. involvement in Vietnam.\nMARINE CORPS GENERALS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 469, providing one hour\nof open debate.\n(MORE)\n-13-\nWednesday, July 7, 1971 (continued)\nMARINE CORPS GENERALS (continued)\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 6483, to provide authority\nfor appointment to the grade of general of Marine Corps officers\ndesignated under that section for appropriate higher commands or\nfor performance of duties of great importance and responsibility.\nOBSCENE MAIL\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 516, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 355 yeas to 25 nays, the House passed H.R. 8805,\nto exclude from the mails as a special category of nonmailable\nmatter certain material offered for sale to minors, to improve\nthe protection of the right of privacy by defining obscene mail\nmatter.\nPrior to final passage, by a voice vote, the House agreed to an\namendment by Mr. Wylie that forbids the mailing of money for\ncommerce in obscene materials.\nFORD R GERATO LIBRARY\nThursday, July 8, 1971\nEXPORT EXPANSION FINANCE ACT\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 526, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 8181, to require Federal\nReserve banks to discount certain commercial paper used to finance\nthe export of U.S. commodities, to amend the Export-Import Bank\nAct of 1945, to eliminate certain export credit controls.\nSubsequently, this passage was vacated and S. 581, a similar Senate-\npassed bill was passed in lieu after being amended to contain\nthe language of the House bill as passed.\n(MORE)\n-14-\nThursday, July 8, 1971 (continued)\nEXPORT EXPANSION FINANCE ACT (continued)\nPrior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 207 yeas to\n153 nays, the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Wylie that\nstrikes out language which would permit, with Presidential\napproval, the Eximbank to finance exports to Communist countries\nor to countries supporting nations with which we are engaged in\narmed conflict.\nPrior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 112 yeas to\n249 nays, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Vanik that\nsought to strike out language that exempts the receipts and\ndisbursements of the Eximbank from the totals of the budget\nof the U.S. and from any annual expenditure and net lending\nlimitations imposed by the budget.\nWATER DESALTING PROGRAM\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 527, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nR FORD\nPASSAGE\nGERALD\nBy a record vote of 325 yeas, the House passed H.R. 9093, to ex-\npand and extend the desalting program being conducted by the\nSecretary of the Interior\nSubsequently, this passage was vacated and S. 991, a similar\nSenate-passed bill was passed in lieu after being amended\nto contain the language of the House bill as passed.\nBOAT SAFETY\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 525, providing one\nhour of open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 19, to provide for a\ncoordinated national boating safety program.\n-15-\nMonday, July 12, 1971\nDISTRICT DAY (Four Bills)\nThe House considered and passed the following legislation pertaining\nto the District of Columbia:\nWarehouseman's lien: H.R. 6968, to amend the Uniform Commercial\nCode of the District of Columbia to make a warehouseman's lien\nfor charges and expenses in relation to household goods stored\nwith him effective against all persons if the depositor of the\ngoods was the legal possessor. (Passed by voice vote)\nScottish Rite tax exemption: H.R. 7718, to exempt from taxation\nby the District of Columbia certain property in the District of\nColumbia which is owned by the Supreme Council (Mother Council\nof the World) of the Inspectors General Knights Commanders of\nthe House of the Temple of Solomon of the Thirty-third Degree\nof the Ancient and Accept Scottish Rite of Free Masonry of the\nSouthern Jurisdiction of the United States of America. (Passed\nby voice vote)\nTeachers tax-sheltered annuity program: H.R. 9395, to authorize\nthe Commissioner of the District of Columbia to enter into\nagreements with teachers and other employees of the Board of\nEducation of the District of Columbia for the purchase of annuity\nR FORD\ncontracts. (Passed by voice vote)\nGERALD\nEducational personnel: H.R. 8407, to authorize the District of\nColumbia to enter into the Interstate Agreement of Qualification\nof Educational Personnel. (Passed by a record vote of 324 yeas\nto 4 nays)\nTuesday, July 13, 1971\nCHIEF JUSTICE\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 515, providing one hour\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 262 yeas to 139 nays, the House passed H.R. 8699,\nto provide an Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the\nUnited States.\n(MORE)\n-16-\nTuesday, July 13, 1971 (continued)\nCONTEMPT CITATION\nBy a record vote of 226 yeas to 181 nays, with two voting \"present,\"\nthe House voted to recommit to the Committee on Interstate and\nForeign Commerce, H. Res. 534, to direct the Speaker of the House\nof Representatives to certify a certain report (Proceedings Against\nFrank Stanton and Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.) of the Com-\nmittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Repre-\nsentatives to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.\nPrior to the record vote, the motion to recommit was agreed to by\na division vote of 151 yeas to 147 nays. A point of order against\nthe consideration of the report was overruled.\nWednesday, July 14, 1971\nRESOLUTIONS PASSED\nThe following resolutions were called up and passed:\nNational Moon Walk Day: S. J. Res. 101, to authorize and request\nthe President to issue a proclamation designating July 20, 1971,\nas \"National Moon Walk Day,\" clearing the measure for the White\nHouse.\nNational Home Fashions Week: H. J. Res. 727, authorizing the\nPresident to proclaim the period September 26 through October 2,\n1971, as \"National Home Fashions Week.\"\nAmerican Trial Lawyers Week: H. J. Res. 714, designating the week\nR. FORD\nof August 1, 1971, as \"American Trial Lawyers Week.\"\nGERALD\nTRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS\nRULE\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 535, a rule waiving points\nof order against certain provisions in the bill.\nPASSAGE\nBy a record vote of 400 yeas to 12 nays, the House passed H.R. 9667,\nmaking appropriations for the Department of Transportation and re-\nlated agencies for fiscal year 1972.\nPrior to final passage of the bill, by a voice vote, the House\nagreed to an amendment by Mrs. Heckler that provides an addi-\ntional $1 million for operating expenses of the Coast Guard.\n-17-\nThursday, July 15, 1971\nEXPORT EXPANSION FINANCE ACT\nThe House insisted on its amendments to S. 581, to amend the Export-\nImport Bank Act of 1945, to eliminate certain export controls, and\nagreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees:\nRepresentatives Patman, Barrett, Sullivan, Reuss, Ashley, Moorhead,\nWidnall, J. William Stanton, Blackburn, and Brown of Michigan.\nWATER DESALTING PROGRAM\nThe House agreed to the Senate amendments to the House amendments to\nS. 991, to expand and extend the desalting program being conducted\nby the Secretary of the Interior, clearing the measure for the\nPresident.\nAEC AUTHORIZATION\nRULE\nR\nBy a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 528, providing one hour\nGERALD\nFORD\nof open debate.\nPASSAGE\nBy a voice vote, the House passed H.R. 9388, to authorize appropriations\nto the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the\nAtomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.\nPrior to final passage, by voice vote, the House agreed to an amend-\nment by Mr. Hosmer designed to permit more flexible use of Govern-\nment facilities and laboratories.\nPrior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 162 yeas to 206\nnays, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Skubitz that sought\nto strike out language providing $3.5 million for a national waste\nrepository at Lyons, Kansas.\nMonday, July 19, 1971\nTHE HOUSE CONSIDERED THE CONSENT CALENDAR\nSUSPENSIONS (NINE BILLS)\nThe House voted to suspend the rules and passed the following bills:\nH.R. 9265 - Veterans Drug Treatment Act (passed by a record vote of\n378 yeas to 0 nays)\nH.J. Res. 748 - V.A. Medical School Assistance Act (passed by a record\nvote of 371 yeas to 2 nays)\n(MORE)\n-18-\nMonday, July 19, 1971 (continued)\nSUSPENSIONS (continued)\nH.R. 4762 - V.A. Medical Information Exchange (passed by a voice vote)\nS.J. Res. 111 - Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Authorization (passed\nby a record vote of 288 yeas to 90 nays)\nH.R. 6239 - Maritime Lien Bill (passed by a voice vote)\nH.R. 6724 - Senior R.O.T.C. Subsistence Allowance (passed by a voice\nvote)\nH.R. 4729 - R.O.T.C. Scholarships (passed by a voice vote)\nH.R. 4606 - Armed Forces Judge Advocates and Law Specialists (passed\nby a voice vote)\nH.R. 6723 - Marine Corps Officer Candidate Subsistence Allowance\n(passed by a voice vote)\nHEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING ACT\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate on H.R. 8629, to\nprovide increased manpower for the health professions, and agreed\nto a conference asked by the Senate.\nNURSES TRAINING\nThe House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate on H.R. 8630, to\nprovide for training increased numbers of nurses, and agreed to a\nconference asked by the Senate.\nPROGRAM AHEAD\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nTuesday, July 20, 1971\nPRIVATE CALENDAR\nH.J. Res. 3 - Joint Committee on the Environment\nH.R. 9020 - Egg Products Inspection Act Amendment\n(OPEN RULE - ONE HOUR OF DEBATE)\nWednesday, July 21, 1971\nS. 699\n- Radiotelephones on Certain Vessels\n(OPEN RULE - ONE HOUR OF DEBATE)\nH.R. 4354\n- Motor Bus Width Limit on Interstate System\n(OPEN RULE - TWO HOURS OF DEBATE)\nThursday, July 22, 1971 and Balance of Week\nH.R. 9844 - Military Construction Authorization\n(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)"
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