Identical bills were introduced in the House and Senate in the first week of January by Emmanuel Celler (D-NY) and Birch Bayh (D-IN) respectively.

The chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Emmanuel Celler (D-NY), had come on board to support S. J. Res. 139 in late May 1964. Since the 65 senators present for the vote had approved the amendment and another 20 had indicated support, the task in…

The revised S. J. Res. 139 that was reported by the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments to the Judiciary Committee on May 27, 1964 and then on August 13 by the Judiciary Committee to the full Senate with unanimous support had stripped out that…

As further amendments were proposed, it became clear to Sam Ervin and others of divergent positions that they were setting a dangerous precedent in allowing amendments to a proposed constitutional amendment on the Senate floor. When Bayh began to…

Constitutional Amendment Hearings group, standing: Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN); Al Reshar; Leo Fentres; Margie Conaway; Senator Robert Kennedy (D-MA); Mr. Conoway; Mrs. Cal Weber

Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN) with unidentified man

Senators Birch Bayh (D-IN) and Quentin Burdick (D-ND) with S.J. Res. 1 (25th Amendment)

Senators Quentin Burdick (D-ND) and Birch Bayh (D-IN) with S.J. Res. 1 (25th Amendment)

House Judiciary Committee hearing on Presidential succession, S.J. Res. 1

House Hearing luncheon, Presidential succession: Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN) and [House Judiciary Committee?]