Daniel M. Singer to Michael A. Feighan on Immigrant Visas
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
The House Judiciary Committee and the Immigration and Naturalization Subcommittee received much correspondence from individuals and groups explaining how national immigration quotas adversely affected them. This letter from the General Counsel of the Federation of American Scientists provided two examples of how the quota system made it impossible for a South African and an Asian scientist to obtain immigrant’s visas.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Daniel M. Singer to Michael A. Feighan on Immigrant Visas, June 30, 1965; filed with Feighan to Singer, July 13, 1965, “H.R. 2580 (Gen Corr.) 2 of 3” folder, Legislative Files, Box 75; Committee on the Judiciary; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives.
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Extension of Remarks of Honorable Emanuel Celler on H.R. 2580
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Celler, the dean of the House in the 89th Congress, was the only member who was in Congress in 1924 when the Immigration Quota Act passed. He voted against it and had been an ardent foe of national immigration quotas for forty years. On April 28, 1965, Celler placed in the Congressional Record remarks “designed to correct mistaken notions” about his bill and “to provide accurate information on its purposes and anticipated effects.” This document indicates that Representative Celler had his remarks in the Congressional Record printed at his expense and distributed to build public support for his immigration bill.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Extension of Remarks of Honorable Emanuel Celler on H.R. 2580, April 28, 1965; “H.R. 2580-Press Release, Newspaper Clippings 1 of 2” folder, Legislative Files, Box 75; Committee on the Judiciary; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives.
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1965-04-28
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Questionnaire for Cleveland Public Hearings on H.R. 2580
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Representative Feighan did not initially endorse H.R.2580 and was close to organizations such as the American Legion and the American Coalition of Patriotic Societies that resisted immigration reform. Feighan opposed several provisions of H.R. 2580 and on February 20, 1965, prior to holding subcommittee hearings, he held a public hearing in his district that included parts of Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding suburbs. The questionnaire shown here was one of 33 filled out and returned at the hearing. Only one of the returned questionnaires supported immigration reform. Chairman Cellar and Feighan had publicly feuded over immigration reform and on June 1, the Ohio representative introduced his own immigration bill.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Questionnaire for Cleveland Public Hearings on H.R. 2580, February 20, 1965; “H.R. 2580 Questionnaires—Returned 7 of 8 folders” folder, Legislative Files, Box 77; Committee on the Judiciary; 89th Congress; U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives.
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Statement by Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach to Open Hearings on H.R. 2580
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
On January 13, 1965, Representative Emanuel Celler (D-NY) introduced in the House of Representatives an administration-backed immigration bill, H.R. 2580. On March 3, the Subcommittee on Immigration and Nationality, chaired by Representative Michael A. Feighan (D-OH), opened hearings with these remarks of Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach. He stated that a “prompt remedy” to the current immigration system was necessary for three reasons. “Elemental humanity” required eliminating a system separating families. “Domestic self-interest” required removing barriers that prevented “brilliant and skilled residents of other countries” from working in the United States. Finally, “self-interest abroad” required ending immigration restrictions that discriminated against countries in Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Statement by Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach to Open Hearings on H.R. 2580, March 3, 1965; “H.R. 258 1 of 2” folder, Legislative Files Box 76; Committee on the Judiciary; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives.
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1965-03-03
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Opening Statement of the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy to Hearings on S. 500
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
On January 4, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson called on Congress to eliminate the nation’s forty-year-old national origins quota system as the basis for immigration and pass an immigration law “based on the work a man can do and not where he was born or how he spells his name.” An administration-backed bill, S. 500, was introduced by Senator Philip A. Hart (D-MI), and on February 10, the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the Committee on the Judiciary began hearings on the bill. In the opening statement of those hearings, Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) whose brother, President John F. Kennedy, had backed similar legislation, spoke passionately of the need for an immigration policy based on “the principle of equality and fair play for the people of all nations.”
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization
Opening Statement of the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy to Hearings on S. 500, February 10, 1965; Hearings of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization of the Committee on the Judiciary, S. 500, To amend the Immigration and Naturalization Act; “S. 500 Folder 1 of 11” folder, Legislative Files, Box 9; Committee on the Judiciary; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. Senate, RG 46; National Archives.
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1965-02-10
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Letter from Howard W. Cannon to Edmund S. Muskie Regarding the Las Vegas Valley Water Supply
Water Quality Act of 1965
On May 3, 1965, Senator Howard W. Cannon (D-NV) wrote Muskie about the serious threat to the Las Vegas Valley water supply if the House version of S. 4 became law and hoped “that you and other Senate conferees will insist that the Senate position on this issue prevails.” On September 17, nearly five months after House passage of the bill, the conference report was issued. It provided for federal enforcement of water quality standards, but with the federal action subject to review by a joint federal-state conference board. On September 21, the House and Senate agreed to the conference report, and on October 2, President Johnson signed S. 4 into law.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Letter from Howard W. Cannon to Edmund S. Muskie Regarding the Las Vegas Valley Water Supply, May 3, 1965; “S. 4” folder, Legislative Files, Box 1; Committee on Public Works; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. Senate, RG 46; National Archives.
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Engrossing Copy of S. 4
Water Quality Act of 1965
S. 4 was referred to the House Committee on Public Works, which reported an amended bill on March 31, 1965. The most important amendment dropped the Senate provision authorizing the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to set water quality standards if the states failed to do so. Instead, the committee amended the bill and merely required each state to file notice of intention to set water quality “criteria.” This crucial change is evident in the first and last pages of the engrossing copy of the bill. The title of the Senate-approved bill authorized federal “standards of water quality” while the title of the House-amended bill provided for “water quality criteria.” On April 28, the House passed the House Public Works Committee’s version of S. 4.
United States. Congress. House. Office of the Clerk
Engrossing Copy of S. 4, March 31, 1965; “Senate Bills Amended S.4-S. 373” folder, Records of the Enrolling Clerk, Box 2; Office of the Clerk; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Natural Beauty Message
Water Quality Act of 1965
In his State of the Union address, President Lyndon B. Johnson called for an expanded conservation program as part of his vision of the Great Society, and on February 8, 1965, he delivered this Natural Beauty Message declaring that “Every major river system is now polluted.” Johnson called for the federal government to set “effective water quality standards, combined with a swift and effective enforcement procedure…” The Senate had already passed S. 4 requiring states to set water quality standards and empowering the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to impose federal standards if a state’s water quality standard was not adequate. The president’s remarks were clearly aimed at the House of Representatives which had not acted on S. 4.
United States. Congress. House. Office of the Clerk
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Natural Beauty Message, February 8, 1965; “Presidential Messages 3 of 6” folder, President’s Messages to Congress, 1965-66, Box 6; Office of the Clerk; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives.
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Edmund S. Muskie Press Release on S. 4
Water Quality Act of 1965
On January 6, 1965, Senator Edmund S. Muskie (D-ME) introduced S. 4, an administration-backed bill, and in this press release on the same day, declared that the purpose of the bill “is to encourage prevention of pollution as well as to attack the problem and to find more efficient ways of doing it.” Muskie, chair of the Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution of the Senate Committee on Public Works, enlisted bipartisan support and 25 co-sponsors. Since the Senate had passed a similar bill by a wide margin the previous year, the Public Works Committee promptly reported Muskie’s bill on January 27, and the Senate passed S. 4 by a vote of 68 to 8 the following day.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Edmund S. Muskie Press Release on S. 4, January 6, 1965; “S. 4” folder, Legislative Files, Box 1; Committee on Public Works; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. Senate, RG 46; National Archives.
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Roll Call Vote 301
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965
Two days after the resolution passed, for the first time the House passed by a voice vote legislation providing federal support for the arts and humanities. The clearest indication of the level of support for H.R. 9460, however, came prior to the voice vote when Robert P. Griffin (R-MI) made a motion to recommit the bill. Griffin’s motion failed on a vote of 128 to 151. After the Senate agreed with the House passed bill, it was sent to the White House where Johnson signed it into law on September 29.
United States. Congress. House. Office of the Clerk
Roll Call Vote 301, September 15, 1965; Office of the Bill Clerk, Box 2; Office of the Clerk; 89th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives.
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1965-09-15
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