Form Letter to Constituents Critical of the Voting Rights Bill

For years, Wilbur Mills (D-AR), Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, had been an obstacle to health reform, but in the 89th Congress his leadership was crucial in passing legislation that gave the nation Medicare. A committee meeting on…

The Ways and Means Committee deliberations on health legislation culminated on March 24, 1965 when the committee voted on draft legislation that Mills had proposed at the March 2 meeting. This tally sheet from the March 24 executive session…

Explanatory document outlining amendments to the National School Lunch Act as proposed by Senate Bill 3467, sent to Senator Herman Talmadge by Josephine Martin, State Supervisor, Georgia School Food Service Program, June 22, 1966.

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,…

Summary and background on the bill to guarantee voting rights; The text includes quotes from President Lyndon Johnson's message to a joint session of Congress, a detailed explanation of the major provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, quotes…

A constituent requests that Senator Bayh investigate reports of faulty equipment in Vietnam. The resident of Indianapolis expressed his outrage, "Congress has passed a bill to take care of practically everyone including the artist so surely there's…

A memorandum prepared following a briefing sponsored by the Foreign Relations Committee for Senate legislative personnel by Bill Jordan, special assistant on Vietnam. Incorrectly identified as Mr. Burton, Mr. Jordan detailed current Vietnam policy,…

Form letter written to U.S. Mayors to prevent the opposition of the creation of the Department of Urban Affairs and Housing.

Form letter from Senator Albert Gore, Sr. sent in response to pro-Eldercare correspondence received by the senator. This particular version has a date already added.