Extensions of Remarks

September 13, 1973 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29767 those facilities; to impose additional fire safe Labor Relations Act to extend its coverage PRIVATE BilLS AND RESOLUTIONS ty requirements upon nursing homes and and protection to employees of nonprofit hos similar facilities and assist them in meeting pitals, and for other purposes; to the Com Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private such requirements; and for other purposes; mittee on Education and Labor. bills and resolutions were introduced and to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. EDWARDS of Alabama: severally referred as follows: By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. RUPPE, H.J. Res. 722. Joint resolution authorizing By Mr.REES: Mr. SAYLOR, Mr. KASTENMEIER, Mr. the President to proclaim the week of May 26 H.R. 10297. A bill for the relief of Nicolas O'HARA, Mr. MEEDS, Mr. VIGORITO, Mr. through June 1, 1974, as "National Stamp Gabriel Burger and Silvia Burger; to the BINGHAM, Mr. SEIBERLING, Mrs. Collecting Week," and to proclaim May 31, Committee on the Judiciary. BURKE of California, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 1974, as "National Stamp Collectors' Day"; DELLENBACK, Mr. STEELMAN, Mr. to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. STUBBLEFIELD: MARTIN of North Carolina, and Mr. By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. H.R. 10298. A bill for the relief of Frances CRONIN): PETTis, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. ROBERT W. Ham; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 10294. A bill to establish land use DANIEL, JR., Mr. FORSYTHE, Mr. AN policy; to authorize the Secretary of the DREWS of North Dakota, Mr. WYATT, Interior, pursuant to guidelines issued by Mr. SAYLOR, Mr. HILLIS, Mr. BUTLER, the Council on Environmental Quality, to Mr. DAVIS of Wisconsin, Mr. HUNT, PETITIONS, ETC. make grants to assist the States to develop Mr. STEELMAN, Mr. MILFORD, Mr. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and implement comprehensive land use plan TOWELL of Nevada, Mr. BRECKINRIDGE, ning processes; to coordinate Federal pro Mr. CARTER, Mr. KEMP, Mr. GINN, Mr. and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk grams and policies which have a land use im BURLESON of Texas, Mr. CASEY of and referred as follows: pact; to make grants to Indian tribes to assist Texas, Mr. DORN, Mr. MAYNE, Mr. 279. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Hazel them to develop and implement land use MAILLIARD, and Mr. CEDERBERG): Arnold, Hotchkiss, Colo., and others, relative planning processes for reservation and other H. Con. Res. 297. Concurrent resolution to the revocation of the license of radio sta tribal lands; to provide land use planning di providing for the date of sine die adjourn tion WXUR; to the Committee on Inter rectives for the public lands; and for other ment of the 93d Congress, 1st session; to the state and Foreign Commerce. purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Committee on Rules. 280. Also, petition of Robert C. Hemphill, Insular Affairs. Jr., Charleston, W. Va., relative to redress of By Mr. VANIK (for himself, Mr. STARK, grievances; to the Committee on the Judi Mr. LEHMAN, Ms. ABzuG, and Mr. YATES): MEMORIALS ciary. H.R. 10295. A bill to provide for assistance 281. By Mr. ANDREWS of North Dakota: in international drug control through the use Under clause 4 of rule XXII, Petition of Benjamin A. Ring, Joseph F. S. of trade policy; to the Committee on Ways 296. The SPEAKER presented a memorial Small, and others, Grand Forks, N. Dak., and Means. of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to iinpeachment of the President of By Mr. YOUNG of Illinois: relative to urban redevelopment; to the Com the United States; to the Committee on the H.R. 10296. A bill to amend the National mittee on Banking and Currency. Judiciary. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS GAO ELECTION CLEARINGHOUSE time there is a great deal of discussion Be it resolved that the National Association on how to increase voter registration. of Secretaries of State, duly assembled at its Proposals range from the postcard reg 66th Annual Convention at Williamsburg, HON. WILLIAM J. KEATING Virginia, this 27th day of August, 1973, does istration bill to the giving of block grants hereby express its thanks and appreciation OF omo to local officials. This study will examine to the Office of Federal Elections of the Gen IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES what is currently being done around the eral Accounting Office for the excellent serv Wednesday, September 12, 1973 Nation. ice which they are performing on behalf of The third study will survey available the elections officials of the several states Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker when the voting machinery. At the current time and to express its hope that this monthly House considered the Campaign Reform many units of government across the publication will continue as a permanent pro Act of 1972 I offered an amendment to country are thinking about purchasing gram. ·establish a clearinghouse for election in new election machinery; but do not have Be it further resolved that copies of this formation within the General Account resolution be delivered to Mr. Philip S. the resources to study the effectiveness Hughes, Director, Office of Federal Elections ing Office. This amendment was accepted of machines that have been used in other of the General Accounting Office, and to the by the House and became part of the cities. .This study will give officials a cen members of the Congress. law. tral source of information on the past This resolution initially proposed by Wade The clearinghouse has conducted an performances of existing voting ma 0. Martin, Jr., Secretary of State, Louisiana. extensive study into election errors that chines. occurred in seven cities across the coun Hopefully out of all these studies local EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS try. The clearinghouse has worked with officials will be in a better position to From the Honorable Stone D. Barefield, the Library of Congress in compiling all Chairman of the Committee on Apportion run elections an~ we in the Congress will ment and Elections of the Mississippi House election laws and court decisions. This have information to draft better legisla of Representatives: publication will come out monthly and tion in the election field. "I have received the initial comprehensive review new State and Federal election At this point in the RECORD I would summary and have found it to be most in proposals as well as court decisions. The insert the resolution that was approved formative. This service will be a tremendous first issue was printed in August. by the secretaries of state and comments asset to me as a member of the State Legis The publications of the clearinghouse from letters that have been received by lature in dealing with our own election laws have been sent to election officials across the GAO on the Survey of Election Law here in Mississippi." the Nation. Recently at their annual From the Honorable Elden H. Shute, Chair and Litigation. man of the Joint Committee on Elections of meeting the secretaries of state passed The material follows: the Maine Legislature: a resolution expressing their thanks and RESOLUTION "I applaud your efforts to provide such a appreciation to the clearinghouse. Whereas, the Office of Federal Elections of comprehensive summary and such material The clearinghouse is in the process of the General Accounting Office has published should be most Valuable, not only to those of conducting three new studies at the cur its first issue of "Federal-State Election Law you in a Federal position, but to those of us rent time. Survey" and has distributed copies thereof to who wrestle with our election laws at the The first of these studies is a survey of all state elections officials and; State level." the 6,914 election units across the coun Whereas, this publication is an excellent From the Honorable Richard F. Kneip, try. This study will question election of reference to all current happenings in the Governor of Sot!th Dakota: ficials to see which areas they feel merit field of elections affording to state elections "This is a badly needed service and I con officials an invaluable source reference which gratulate the Office of Federal Elections on Federal assistance and where more re has long been needed and; its initiative in publishing such a series." search and information is needed. Whereas, the composition and content of From the Honorable John A. Burns, Gov The second study will look into various said survey has been found to be precise, re ernor of Hawaii: voter registration systems. At the present liable and impartial, now therefore, ..Thank you very much tor sending me a 29768 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS Septe1nber 13, 1973 copy of your initial issue of the abstract of also constitute an important economic bene Americ~n and European immigrant i;:ederal and State election laws and litiga fit for American firms with assets in that tion. I find that it is indeed a comprehensive country; now, therefore, be it forty-mners much about how and where summary of election laws ancl litigation . Resolved, By The American Legion in Na to P3:n and ~ill gold and they figured which will be of extreme value to our Attor t10nal Convention assembled in Honolulu pr?~mently m the work involved in ney General and election officials." B:awaii, August 21, 22, 23, 1973, that the Le~ mmrng. From the Honorable James c. Kirkpatrick, g1on oppose passage of Congressional bills de ~he trails of the gold rush and pack Secretary of State of Missouri: signed to reimpose a boycott on Rhodesian trams were supplanted by railroads and "We think it is a very helpful tool for the chrome and urge individual Congressmen to t?day's turnpikes.

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