Box 13
Contains 39 Results:
Joint Comm. on the Org. of Congress
File contains information from 1965 and 1966 on forming the Committee and a Legislative reference report on the reorganization of Congress: A comparison of the efforts of 1946 and 1967
Party Loyalty
File deals with the question of party loyalty in the selection of membership in the committees, from the years of 1960 to 1967
Cong. Rarick's Case - Party Loyalty
File deals with the 1969 announcement of Cong. Rarick to support a Wallace Presidency drive, and the resulting placing of Mr Rarick on the bottom of the committee assignment list.
Hatch Act and Federal Corrupt Practices Act (Ethics Reform)
File deals with legislative proposals on Standards of Conduct and Congressional Reorganization. (1967)
Proposals for Congressional Reform
File discusses rules changes which are needed to make Congress an effective, democratic legislative body. (1962-1967)
Background Research for Rule Comm. Change
File contains the History and Powers of the House Committee on rules. The information is from 1951-1963
Articles on Rules Comm. Fight
File contains information from 1957 to 1961 on the fight to lessen the power of the Rules Comm.
Initial Efforts to Alter Rules Comm. Power, 1958-1959
File contains information on the early beginning to a Democratic STudy Group and efforts to alter the Rules Comm.
The DSG
File contains information on the goals and finances of the DSG in 1960 (Democratic STudy Group)
San Rayburn's Role in the Rule Fight
File contains information from 1958 and 1961, where the Speaker promised the group interested in the Rule Change to trust him to get reported legislation out of the Rules Committee. If the Speaker finds himself blocked in this repect, he will support a 21 day rule amendment.