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These documents were scanned from Box R33 of the Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 13, 1973
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESS CONFERENCE
OF
SENATOR HUGH SCOTT
AND
FORD
CONGRESSMAN GERALD R. FORD
GERALD
LIBRARY
THE BRIEFING ROOM
11:21 A.M. EST
MR. WARREN: The President met with the Republican
Leadership this morning, as you know. The meeting lasted
for more than 2-1/2 hours. Senator Scott and Congressman
Ford are here to report to you on that meeting, and I will
turn this over to Senator Scott.
SENATOR SCOTT: Ladies and gentlemen, there were
two topics presented, one by Mr. Lynn on the general matter
of housing and community development, and the other by several
spokesmen from the Justice Department, Dean Snead, Mr. Santa-
relli and Mr. Peterson.
There will be a message coming up, which we believe
will come up this week, on anti-crime legislation. It will
include at least four topics:
The new Law Enforcement Act, directed toward the
improvement of law enforcement, the reform of the Criminal
Code, which will not impinge on State laws and will recodify
present laws and reform certain sanctions and penalties.
The Death Penalty Act, which will include a very
careful, narrow definition and provision for determination of
guilt and suitability of the death penalty.
The Drug Traffic Act, which will include, in addi-
tion to penalties applying to heroin and cocaine, particularly,
a definition of major and minor offenders, and there will be
new restrictions recommended on pre-trial release where there
is a judicial determination of danger to society.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: The other subject that was covered
in some detail was the Better Communities Act. Secretary Lynn
laid out the basic points that will be included. He indi-
cated the actual bill will be before the several committees
sometime next week. He answered questions extensively as to
the transitional period, much the same as he did when he met
with the Governors and with the Mayors over the last several
weeks.
I believe that the Members of the House and Senate
who were there were convinced that under the proposal there
is adequate funding during this period of transition, some-
thing like $7.4 billion available in the seven categorical
grant programs that would be folded into the Better Communi-
ties Act. The real problem is getting the Congress to
act sufficiently in time on the new program in order to help
in this transitional period.
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SENATOR SCOTT: One other thing: The President and
Secretary Lynn both made the point that the President's
domestic programs for this second Administration represents
the greatest investiture of power by the Federal Government
which has yet been proposed, and that is an answer, I think,
to the various charges of accessions of Federal power. No
greater return of responsibility to State and local govern-
ments has ever been proposed.
FORD LIBRARY GERALD
Q Mr. Ford, did Mr. Lynn answer for you a ques-
tion he refused to answer for us here the other day, which is
to say, what will happen if Congress does not vote this
special revenue sharing, or whatever you call it now?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: The title, Pete, is Better Com-
munities Act.
Q Right.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: The question was asked, if Con-
gress doesn't act, what takes place? Well, under the exist-
ing law, he indicated there was about $7.4 billion available
that could be utilized until the Congress either passed the
new legislation or refused to.
Now, the question was not asked "if Congress doesn't
act," but "does act" on the appropriation bill under the
existing law. I would hope that with the help of Mayors, with
the help of the Governors, who I think now are being con-
vinced that this approach is the better one, we could get
the Congress to act, and I don't assume that the Congress
won't, after they have heard the testimony, act affirmatively
on a program that gives to the Governors, to the Mayors, and
local officials a lot more authority and discretion.
Q
Mr. Ford, all over the country cities have
had telegrams in the last week or 10 days telling them to stop
all action on processed programs that were in the stage of
being processed but got in under the deadline for public
housing for low-income people, and these cities are wonder-
ing what in the world to do. I thought that money was already
approved. Why stop the program? It said something about
irregularities and processing in the office. Did Lynn talk to
you about that?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: He indicated that on all projects
or programs where the application had been filed and some
affirmative action had been taken, they would live up to the
commitments, and I think they will. I can't discuss the de-
tails in each and every program. I am familiar with one or two
in my own area, and by working with the regional office, as
well as the office down here, I think we have gotten fair
treatment in those specific projects that I am definitely
familiar with.
Q
Why did he send these telegrams to people all
over the country if he is going to live up to it?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I can't answer that, because I
haven't seen the telegrams and I don't know the details in
all the communities.
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Q What about in your own district? You men-
tioned your own district.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: In my own district we haven't had
this problem because of the cooperation at the regional and
FORD LIBRARY
at the Federal level.
Q
Senator Scott, did the question of counsel
John Dean's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee
come up at all?
SENATOR SCOTT: No, it was not one of the topics dis-
cussed this morning.
Q
Do you think the President ought to withdraw
Mr. Gray's nomination?
SENATOR SCOTT: No, I do not.
Q Was there any indication this might happen?
SENATOR SCOTT: No, there was not.
Q Senator Scott, can you say what the current
status of gun control legislation is in the Congress, and
have you any idea why it wasn't mentioned among the four
points that you mentioned?
SENATOR SCOTT: Well, it is in the hands of the
Judiciary Committee already, and various gun control bills
are proposed. They will include, of course, the Bayh bill,
and there will be bills by other Members, and the Judiciary
Committee has those under consideration. So what the Presi-
dent has submitted isn't new legislation. This is already
in existence, being considered, and as you know, both the
majority and minority parties have indicated they would like
action expedited by the Judiciary Committee in the Senate,
and I am sure it is true in the House.
Q
Was the opposition to sending up the crime
bills raised this morning?
SENATOR SCOTT: Opposition?
Q Opposition to any point the President made
in his speech?
SENATOR SCOTT: Well, the President said there will
be people of good will who will differ on some of the points,
and it is expected that there would not be complete agreement
on all of these measures. People have different opinions on
the death penalty, for example.
The proposal will be carefully tailored within narrow
limits so as not to run counter to the present Supreme Court
decision, on which you will recall nine separate opinions
were filed.
I Senator, how would the new Law Enforcement
Assistance Act which you said was discussed differ from the
present LEAA?
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GERALD FORD VIBRARY
SENATOR SCOTT: It would provide some additional
funds, in the first place. In the second place, it would
give to the local communities, as I understand it -- I haven't
seen the details greater discretion in the application of
their funds, some wider options than they have now under
general revenue sharing. I do not have further details, be-
cause it wasn't elaborated.
I Mr. Ford, you mentioned that your real problem
now is to get Congress to act quickly in this period of
transition. Did you discuss with the White House anything
about the delay that Congress is having in getting a bill
from the White House before it so it can see what it is acting on?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: It was indicated, as I said a
moment ago, that the actual bill will be in the hands of the
Congress within the next week. The message came up last week.
The legislation as drafted will be before the Banking and
Currency Committee sometime next week.
0 Isn't that quite a long delay for the first
of four bills?
CONGRESSMAN FORD: I don't think there is any serious
delay. If the legislation is before the two committees next
week, we still have until June 30th before the end of the
fiscal year to act on it, and I should think that Congress
could hold hearings and take action in a three-month period.
SENATOR SCOTT: Evidently the majority doesn't think
there is any great hurry. We have so little business this week
that I believe the highway bill is the only thing pending.
We have been holding very short sessions, and the majority
in both Houses seems to be concentrating simply on throwing
messages back to the President in the expectation that he
will veto them.
But I haven't seen much new or constructive legis-
lation. In other words, the party in charge of legislation
does not seem to be in a great rush.
Q Senator, what do you think is going to happen
to the Gray nomination if the Senate Judiciary Committee today
votes to call counsel Dean to testify and it is refused, as
the White House has indicated?
SENATOR SCOTT: Then each Senator will make up his
own mind on that. They meet this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock
in my office. My own feeling about it is that the attempt
to get the President to send his lawyer up there to discuss
matters which ought to be confidential and ought to be pro-
tected, is one that should not appeal to Senators as unjust.
I know if I had a lawyer, and were involved in a
matter, I wouldn't want my lawyer to be called before a Con-
gressional committee. I could get called, but I wouldn't
want my lawyer to be called, because I might have said things
confidential to him like, for example, "I did it," or "I
didn't do it."
Q
You didn't say what you think will happen to
the nomination.
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GERALD FORD LIBRARY
SENATOR SCOTT: Helen, I think the nomination will
be confirmed even SO.
Q
Are you suggesting that is why the President
doesn't want to send Mr. Dean up?
SENATOR SCOTT: No, I am saying the way I feel as a
person who had a lawyer. Anything I said to the lawyer
would be in confidence. It seems to me that all of you in
the press are quite rightly making the point that you are
entitled to the protection of certain confidential informa-
tion. Now I don't know why you don't want to extend that
same privilege to the President of the United States or to me or
to yourselves and your lawyers. If this business of protec-
tion of sources is important, it ought to be important to
the President.
Q
Should that same protection, Senator, have
been given to the witnesses at the Committee to Reelect the
President whose identity was revealed by the FBI?
SENATOR SCOTT: I think it depends on whether or
not those people are protected under any Executive privilege.
Most of them are not, the ones who were involved in that
trial. The trial has disposed of it.
2 Doesn't every investigative agency require con-
fidentiality of sources to do its job?
SENATOR SCOTT: Well, I think investigating agen-
cies ought to be protected in confidentiality of sources, and
the Executive ought to be protected, too.
Q
Do you think the FBI should have told Mr.
Dean of the names of those people who requested private inter-
views with them?
SENATOR SCOTT: I don't know all of the circum-
stances that surround that, and you had better ask somebody
who knows more of the facts.
MR. WARREN: Let me interject just a moment, if I
may, here because a couple of questions, I think, are predi-
cated on the story in the Washington Post this morning con-
cerning Mrs. Judith Hoback; is that correct? Is that what
you are asking about?
0
Yes.
I
Not on the story in the Washington Post, but
questions about her deposition, which was released by the
committee.
MR. WARREN: Okay. As I read the story this morn-
ing, and as I am sure all of you read it, it would have been
impossible for the FBI to tell John Dean about this in time
for John Dean to tell the Committee for the Reelection of the
President to call her in 48 hours after the initial interview.
That was all in the story.
Now, I can tell you this -- and I talked to John
about this at great length this morning. He had no informa-
tion on Mrs. Hoback's private interview, as she pointed out
in her affidavit.
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Mr. Gray has testified that he began giving infor-
mation to the Counsel to the President on July 21st. Her
in terview was on July 18th. And as the story pointed out
this morning, she said 48 hours after that July 18th inter-
view, the Committee for the Reelection of the President
officials called her in to discuss it. It was impossible
GERALOR FORD VIBRARY
for that to come from John Dean, and it was spelled out in
the story, but the story didn't make that conclusion.
Now, the July 21st date that the Acting Director
was referring to refers to that summary report that you
are all familiar with, and has been released. If you will
go back and re-study that report, Mrs. Hoback's name is not
mentioned in it.
Q
What about Mardian and other officials at
the committee having had the information from the FBI?
MR. WARREN: I think if you will check Mr. Shumway,
who is still a spokesman for the Committee to Reelect the
President, he will be able to answer that question for you.
I am answering it from the standpoint of John Dean and the
White House. There is nothing to the story.
Q
Have you found out just who the FBI told,
then, in order for the information to get back?
MR. WARREN: I think if you check with Mr. Shumway --
Q
He doesn't speak for the FBI.
MR. WARREN: Nor do I. I can tell you that the FBI
did not tell John Dean, and John Dean did not tell the Com-
mittee for the Reelection of the President.
I
Did the FBI tell Mr. Ehrlichman or anyone in
the White House?'
MR. WARREN: There was no conversation with the FBI
on this matter.
Now, I think I have imposed enough on the Senator
and the Congressman, if you have any more questions for them.
Q Senator, were any topics discussed on inter-
national affairs, like Secretary Shultz's visit to Moscow?
SENATOR SCOTT: No. We were discussing only these
two domestic topics today.
Q
Senator, was there any discussion of possible
inclusion in the crime message of white collar crime, such as
perhaps antitrust violations or political espionage?
SENATOR SCOTT: I don't know that either political
espionage or antitrust violations are necessarily white collar
unless you mean that people who wear blue collars never
violate those laws, but I would say that they were not brought
up in the context of this message. This message deals with
four topics, and certainly we didn't discuss the death penalty
for antitrust violations. I want to assure you we didn't.
(Laughter)
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Q
Can you tell us what areas the death penalty
would be used in?
SENATOR SCOTT: We will have to wait for the message
for specifics, but it will cover only those areas where the
Federal Government has jurisdiction. They would include cer-
tain wartime offenses. They would include offenses under the
GERALO FORD LIBRARY
various assassination acts, protection of Federal personnel.
They would include hijacking in interstate commerce, kidnapping
in interstate commerce, crimes committed on Federal territory,
and that sort of thing.
Q Senator, would the type of murders that were
committed by Lt. Calley constitute a death penalty under this
new legislation?
SENATOR SCOTT: Since that is a military question,
and is handled by a military court martial, it would hardly
be covered under the civilian Criminal Code, as I am sure you
knew when you asked the question.
Q
This pre-trial release restriction, the fourth
subject, is that related to preventive detention that was tried
in the District of Columbia two years ago?
SENATOR SCOTT: I don't know whether you call it
preventive detention. It relates to a finding of whether or
not the public safety is endangered by the release of a big-time
heroin pusher, for example, as to whether or not that person
would endanger society; whether there is an ongoing operation
believed to be in conduct, in course, where his release would
enable him to continue pushing heroin while waiting for the
trial to come up. I think that is what is involved. It was
not explained in detail.
Q
It was not as preventive detention was here,
if a man might be presumed to commit a new crime?
SENATOR SCOTT: Well, yes; you can see a parallel.
The phrase "preventive detention" wasn't used, Bob, but I
think you can see a parallel.
Q
Why did you volunteer that the reform of the
Criminal Code would not impinge on State laws? Is it not
going to extend Federal jurisdiction over crimes that are now
largely considered State crimes?
SENATOR SCOTT: I don't believe it is intended to
at all. The revision of the code will not seek to enlarge
the jurisdiction of the Federal courts. It is designed to
go to the present laws, to codify them, look at penalties.
Some penalties are grossly inconsistent. It will look into
that. It will look at sanctions and it will endeavor to reshuffle
the Criminal Code so as to make it more consistent with the
practice before the courts and with the needs of the conduct
of Federal criminal cases.
CONGRESSMAN FORD: It was pointed out that out of all
crimes that come before the courts, the Federal Government has
responsibility in about 15 to 20 percent, and it was the aim
of this new legislation to make it easier for the prosecutor
in the courts to expedite the consideration of any of those
who are charged with a crime.
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The Criminal Code hasn't been revised in a great
many years, and this effort is aimed at helping the courts,
the juries, judges, and the prosecutors so that the indivi-
dual who is indicted will have speedier justice.
&
Senator, Newsweek magazine said you and the
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
Congressman were petitioning the President to see more
Republican Congressmen because there were complaints on the
Hill, and that you had brought the complaints to the Presi-
dent's attention. We notice a lot more cars outside today.
Was this an expanded meeting?
SENATOR SCOTT: I don't accept the word "complaints".
I think everybody wants to see the President all the time.
It is perfectly correct that Jerry and I had, over some period
of time, indicated to the President that we would like to see
included in meetings of this kind Senators and Congressmen
who otherwise will not see the operation of the leadership
meetings. The President fully agreed.
The only time we specifically discussed that point,
he agreed immediately. There were four Senators present and
four Members of the House present today, and I understand
that that practice is intended to be continued and I think
it is a very good one.
Q
You mean four additional?
SENATOR SCOTT: Yes, four additional Senators and
four additional Congressmen.
Q
Were they committee chairmen?
MR. WARREN: We will give you a list.
SENATOR SCOTT: Jerry will give you a list. Not
necessarily. The thought is to include, among others, com-
mittee chairmen, senior Representatives, and some of the
freshmen from time to time.
Q
Is that one of the reasons it took so long
this time?
SENATOR SCOTT: No. They didn't ask too many ques-
tions. They were free to ask them. It took longer because
those are two very interesting topics.
Q
You seem very subdued today.
SENATOR SCOTT: I am just tired, that is all. (Laughter)
THE PRESS: Thank you very much.
END
(AT 11:45 A.M. EST)
THE WHITE HOUSE
3/13/73
RN introduction/greatent drostiture
of power by Pres. of Congress in history
of U.S
Responsive Ant act
6110mlhon
Sec Lynn - Better Community act -
July 1, 1974 - substitute
for 7 categorical programs
#2, 2, 3
hold harmless
BiLL - about a week
TRANSITION -
7.4 Whin unspent
1.2 billion plus (3 monthe
Specifies - each city
590 william 2ndel likes.
within 90 days after act passed
[Photocopied from Ford Scrapbooks,
Boy 14, Notes on White House
Meetings, 1973-74]
THE WHITE HOUSE
2
Housing - subardozed/in excess of
current F.Y.
"honon christing committments"
Public housing / 4236,
4 you - unbsidged more than in
mm subsided - twice that m
20 yrs
previous 20 yrs.
RN - 15%t20% federal come front local. state +
Message / Death penalty
2) Drug control (dangeroms drop)
THE WHITE HOUSE
3
Dean Bread - Crime (4 Gills)
i) Sav Enforcement -
680 million to put memorace
with states + local
molification of LEAA
a) Reform of federal criminal ends
a) protection of state pensdiction
Amprement at
b) semplification of difentions
c) reform I sanctions (penath)
1-
more related to crime.
3) death penalty - non
flexile 4) Herom traffic act
capacious. genlty /
pre-tivel detention
THE WHITE HOUSE
4
Capital Premohment
Treason, war-time sabatage, (no expronage death required)
federal meander
that official assasmation
Kedrapping He - packing
n arcotics - Penalty /Hetrin/morphone structure (hard)
1] Tero Then 4 Mands
2) Major 10 to life
Houness more or Life or Death Pleatly
HIGHLIGHTS OF HOUSE ACTION, FEBRUARY 6, 1973 THROUGH MARCH 12, 1973
Tuesday, February 6, 1973
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
JOINT ECONOMIC REPORT
The House passed H. J. Res. 299 relating to the date for the submission
of the report of the Joint Economic Committee on the President's Eco-
nomic Report, clearing the measure for Senate action.
Wednesday, February 7, 1973
RURAL ENVIRONMENT ASSISTANCE
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 188, providing one hour
of open debate.
By a record vote of 237 yeas to 150 nays, the House agreed to
the previous question. (GRF - Nay; Speaker - Not Voting)
Yea
Nay
Not Voting
Total
Rep.
29
144
19
192
Demo.
208
6
25
239
Total
237
150
44
431
Vacancies - 3
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 251 yeas to 142 nays, the House passed H.R. 2107,
to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a rural environ-
mental assistance program. (GRF - nay; Speaker - Not voting)
Yea
Nay
Not Voting
Total
Rep.
52
122
18
192
Demo.
199
20
20
239
Total
251
142
38
431
RECOMMIT
By a voice vote, the House rejected a motion by Mr. Teague of
California to recommit the bill to the Committee on Agriculture.
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Wednesday, February 7, 1973 (continued)
GERALD F.O.R.D LIBRARY
RURAL ENVIRONMENT ASSISTANCE
Prior to final passage of the bill, by a record teller vote of 176
ayes to 217 noes, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Mizell
that sought to reduce funds in the bill by $85 million.
(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
Total
Rep.
151
24
17
192
Demo.
25
193
21
239
Total
176
217
38
431
By a record teller vote of 132 ayes to 260 noes, the House rejected
an amendment by Mr. Findley that would restrict REAP payments to
farmers with an average annual net income from all sources during
the preceding 3 years of $10,000 or less. (GRF - yea; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
Total
Rep.
118
57
17
192
Demo.
14
203
22
239
Total
132
260
39
431
LYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
The House passed, and cleared for the President S. J. Res. 37, to
designate the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Tex., as the
"Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center," in honor of the late President.
Thursday, February 8, 1973
AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
The House passed H.J. Res. 211, designating February of each year as
"American History Month. "
LINCOLN DAY RECESS
House agreed to the amendments of the Senate to H. Con. Res. 105, pro-
viding an adjournment of the House from Thursday, February 8, 1973,
to Monday, February 19, 1973, clearing the measure.
RAILWAY-LABOR DISPUTE
House passed S.J. Res. 59, to extend the Railway Labor Act. Agreed to
an amendment by Mr. Staggers that inserted certain House language in
section I.
-3-
Monday, February 19, 1973
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS
Pursuant to a special order agreed to on February 7, 1973, the House
heard the reading of George Washington's Farewell Address by Repre-
sentative Robert W. Daniel, Jr.
Tuesday, February 20, 1973
AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
-- (SUSPENSION)
By a record vote of 286 yeas to 72 nays, with 1 voting "present,"
(Thomson of Wis.), the House voted to suspend the rules and pass
H.R. 3694, to amend the joint resolution establishing the American
Revolution Bicentennial Commission, as amended. (GRF - Yea; Speaker -NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
127
31
33
1
192
Demo.
159
41
39
0
239
Total
286
72
72
1
431
Wednesday, February 21, 1973
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
By a record vote of 311 yeas to 73 nays, the House passed H. J. Res. 345,
making further continuing appropriations (foreign aid; Labor-HEW) for
fiscal year 1973. (GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
121
43
28
0
192
Demo.
190
30
19
0
239
Total
311
73
47
0
431
Thursday, February 22, 1973
EMERGENCY FARM LOAN PROGRAM
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 226, providing for one
hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 269 yeas to 95 nays, the House passed H.R. 1975,
to amend the emergency loan program under the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act.
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Thursday, February 22, 1973 (cont'd)
FORD LIBRARY & GERALD
EMERGENCY FARM LOAN PROGRAM (cont'd)
PASSAGE (repeat)
By a record vote of 269 yeas to 95 nays, the House passed H.R. 1975,
to amend the emergency loan program under the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act. (GRF - nay; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
68
93
31
0
192
Demo.
201
2
36
0
239
269
95
67
0
431
Prior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 196 ayes to 160 noes,
the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Bergland that allows eligible
applicants in natural disaster areas designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture to apply for 1 percent disaster loans 18 days after the
effective date of this act. (GRF - no; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
19
139
34
0
192
Demo.
177
21
41
0
239
196
160
75
0
431
Monday, February 26, 1973
NO LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
Tuesday, February 27, 1973
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to H. J. Res. 345,
making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1973, and
agreed to a conference asked by the Senate. Appointed as conferees:
Representatives Mahon, Passman, Natcher, Flood, Hansen of Washington,
Addabbo, Cederberg, Rhodes, Michel, and Shriver.
INTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 197, providing two hours
of open debate.
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Tuesday, February 27, 1973 (continued)
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
INTEREST EQUALIZATION TAX (cont'd)
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 358 yeas to 23 nays, the House passed H.R. 3577,
to provide an extension of the interest equalization tax.
(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
159
11
21
0
191
Demo.
199
12
29
0
240
358
23
50
0
431
Wednesday, February 28, 1973
CONTINUING APPROPRIATION
The House agreed to the conference report on H.J. Res. 345, making
further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1973. The House
receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments, clearing the
measure for Senate action.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CRIME
By a record vote of 317 yeas to 75 nays, with 2 voting "present,"
the House agreed to H. Res. 256, creating a select committee to
investigate all aspects of crime affecting the United States, until
June 30, 1973. (GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV) (Arends & Riegle voting "present")
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
108
62
19
2
191
Demo.
209
13
18
0
240
317
75
37
2
431
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORIZATION
PREVIOUS QUESTION
By a record vote of 204 yeas to 191 nays, with 1 voting "present,"
the House agreed to the previous question on H. Res. 18, Banking
and Currency Committee travel authority. (Issue - Minority Staffing)
(GRF -- Nay; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
0
177
14
0
191
Demo.
204
14
21
1
240
204
191
35
1
431
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Wednesday, February 28, 1973 (continued)
COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
FAILED TO PASS
By a reocrd vote of 153 yeas to 234 nays, the House failed to agree
to H. Res. 257, authorizing the Committee on the District of Columbia
to conduct studies and investigations. (GRF - Nay; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
12
162
17
0
191
Demo.
141
72
27
0
240
153
234
44
0
431
Thursday, March 1, 1973
RURAL WATER AND SEWER GRANTS
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 255, providing for one hour
of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 297 yeas to 54 nays, the House passed H.R. 3298,
to restore the rural water and sewer grant program under the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act. (GRF - NV; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
106
48
37
0
191
Demo.
191
6
43
0
240
297
54
80
0
431
Monday, March 5, 1973
SUSPENSIONS (2 Bills)
The House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following:
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
By a record vote of 352 yeas to 7 nays, the House passed H.R. 4278,
to assure that Federal financial assistance to the child nutrition
programs is maintained at the level budgeted for fiscal year 1973.
(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
161
7
23
0
191
Demo.
191
0
49
0
240
352
7
72
0
431
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Monday, March 5, 1973 (continued)
FORD LIBRARY & GERALD
SUSPENSIONS (continued)
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
By a record vote of 332 yeas to 29 nays, the House passed H. J. Res. 393,
to extend the authorization of the National Commission on the Financing
of Postsecondary Education and the period within which it must make
its final report. (GRF -- Yea; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
144
24
22
0
190
Demo.
188
5
48
0
241
332
29
70
0
431
Wednesday, March 7, 1973
OPEN COMMITTEE MEETINGS
RULE
By a voice vote, the House adopted H. Res. 272, providing for one
hour of open debate.
The previous question was ordered on the rule - minority staffing -
by a record vote of 197 yeas to 196 nays with 1 voting "present."
(GRF - Nay; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
0
179
12
0
191
Demo.
197
17
25
1
240
197
196
37
1
431
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 370 yeas to 27 nays, the House agreed to H. Res. 259,
to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the
requirements that committee proceedings be held in open session,
(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
172
9
10
0
191
Demo.
198
18
24
0
240
370
27
34
0
431
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Wednesday, March 7, 1973 (continued)
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
OPEN COMMITTEE MEETINGS (continued)
PASSAGE (continued)
Prior to final passage, by a record vote of 201 yeas to 198 nays,
the House agreed to an amendment by Mr. Stratton that authorizes
departmental representatives to attend closed committee meetings
if authorized by that committee (same amendment was agreed to in
the Committee of the Whole by a division vote of 73 yeas to 45 nays).
(GRF - Yea; Speaker - NV)
Yes
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
135
44
12
0
191
Demo.
66
154
20
0
240
201
198
32
0
431
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AMENDMENTS
RULE
By a voice vote the House adopted H. Res. 274, providing for one
hour of open debate for the consideration of H.R. 17, Vocational
Rehabilitation Act Amendments.
Thursday, March 8, 1973
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
RULE
By a voice vote, on Wednesday, March 7, 1973, the House adopted
H. Res. 274, providing for one hour of open debate.
PASSAGE
By a record vote of 318 yeas to 57 nays, the House passed H.R. 17,
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (GRF - Nay; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
118
50
23
0
191
Demo.
200
7
33
0
240
318
57
56
0
431
Subsequently, this passage was vacated, and a similar Senate-passed
bill, S. 7, was passed in lieu after being amended to contain the
language of the House bill as passed.
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Thursday, March 8, 1973 (continued)
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (cont'd)
FORD LIBRARY & GERALD
PASSAGE (continued)
Prior to final passage, by a record teller vote of 166 ayes to 213
noes, the House rejected an amendment by Mr. Landgrebe to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute which sought to
authorize $600 million for fiscal year 1973, $630 million for
fiscal year 1974, and $650 million for fiscal year 1975 for the
continuation of programs authorized under the Vocational Rehabili-
tation Act.
(GRF - Ave; Speaker - NV)
Yea
Nay
NV
P
Total
Rep.
126
45
20
0
191
Demo.
40
168
33
0
241
166
213
53
0
432
Monday, March 12, 1973
DISTRICT DAY (No Bills)
PROGRAM AHEAD
Tuesday, March 13, 1973
H.R. 71 - Older Americans Act Amendments
(OPEN RULE, ONE HOUR OF DEBATE)
Wednesday, March 14, 1973, and Balance of Week
S. 583 - Rules of Evidence for U.S. Courts
(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)
H.R. 2246 - Public Works & Economic Development Act
(SUBJECT TO A RULE BEING GRANTED)
# # #
CONGRESSIONAL STATUS OF VETO-BAIT BILLS
GLRALD FORD LIBRARY
SENATE
BILLS
HOUSE
S. 50 - Passed 2/20/73
Older Americans Act
H.R. 71 - Coming up Tuesday
Y-82
3/13/73
N-9
S.
Research on Aging
H.R. 65 - Public Hearings scheduled
for March 16 by Comm. on
Interstate & Foreign Commerce
S. 467 - Pending before
Public Works & EDA Amendments
H.R. 2246 - On Whip Notice for Wed.
Public Works
3/14/73 or bal. of week.
Committee
Subject to a rule.
S. 263 - Pending before
Amendments to Mining & Mineral Policy
H.R. 5079 - (Saylor) - Pending before
Interior Committee
Interior Committee
S. 38 - Passed 2/5/73
Airport Development
H.R. 4082 - Committee on Interstate
Y-65
& Foreign Commerce begin
N-15
hearings 3/14/73
S. 39 - Passed 2/21/73
Anti-Hijacking
H.R. 3858 - Hearings concluded by
Y-89
Committee on Interstate
& Foreign Commerce.
S. 606 - Passed 2/1/73
Flood Control
H.R. 4904 & H.R. 4905 - Committee on
Y-67
Public Works. Briefing by
N-14
Gen. Clark on 3/8/73.
Hearings scheduled for
3/20,21,22.
S. 49 - Passed 3/6/73
National Cemetery Act
H.R. 2828 - Pending before Committee
Y-85
on Veterans Affairs.
N-4
S. 59 - Passed 3/6/73
Veterans Health Care
H.R. 2900 - Pending before Committee
Y-86
on Veterans Affairs
N-2
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GERALD FORD LIBRARY
SENATE
BILLS
HOUSE
S. 7 - Passed 2/28/73
Vocational Rehabilitation
H.R. 17 - Passed 3/8/73
Y-86
Y - 318
N-2
N - 57
(Landgrebe Substitute: Y-166; N-213)
H.R. 2107 - Passed 3/1/73
REAP
H.R. 2107 - Passed 2/7/73
Y-71
Y - 251
N-10
N - 142
S. 394 - Passed 2/21/73
REA Extension
H.R. 2276 - Committee on Agriculture
Y-69
held hearings; met in
N-20
executive session 3/6/73;
additional hearings sched-
uled to begin 3/13/73 on
subcommittee substitute.
H.R. 3298 - Committee on
Rural Water and Sewer
H.R. 3298 - Passed 3/1/73
Agriculture -
Y - 297
ordered reported.
N - 54
S. 14 (Kennedy Bill) Before
Health Maintenance Organizations
H.R. 4871 (Staggers & Devine) &
Labor & Public Welfare
H.R. 51 (Dr. Roy) Subcommittee hearings
Committee
concluded - Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee
S. 502 - Coming up Wed.,
Highway Act Amendments
H.R.
- Hearings to begin March
3/14/73
20 by Committee on Public
Works. No bill number
as yet.
March 12, 1973