Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 62, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 1976 Page: 8 of 36
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Roll Call
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WASHINGTON Here’s how area Members of Congress
were recorded on major roll call votes Sept 23 through Sept
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House
LOBBYING Rejected, 150 for and 215 against, an amend
ment to add lobbyists for state and local governments to the
list of lobbyists who must report their activities to the
• General Accounting Office The amendment was proposed to
HK 15 a bill to strengthen federal monitoring of lobbyists
The bill was passed and sent to the Senate
The bill requires lobbyists to register and report finances
. if they meet minimum standards of time- and money spent to
influence legislative or exec utive Praia h dec isions
Rep Albert Quie R Minn a supporter, said that
probably the- most effective lobbyists, and the lobbyists who
are most aggressive* are- those representing the states and
that the amendment would insure that they report on their
lobbying the same as everyone else
Rep Edward Pattison. DN Y an opponent said that state-
and local governments "are all publicly accountable" for
their activities while the bill’s purpose- is to cast light on
lobbying by people who, otherwise- do not have- to disclose
anything *
Keps James Collins, H 3 Bill Archer, R 7. Richard White
D -16, and Dale Milford, D 24, voted "yea
Heps Samuel Hall Charles Wilson D2 Ray Roberts:
D4 Bob Eckhardt D’e Jack Brooks, D-9, Jake- Pickle, D 10,
W If Poage, Dil. Jack Hightower, D 13. John Young, D 14
Kika de la Garza D 15 Omar Burleson D-17, Barbara
Jordan D-18, George Mahon, D 19. Henry Gonzalez, D2
Robert Krueger, D 21, Hon Paul R 22 and Abraham Kazen
D 23 voted "nay
Keps Alan Steelman, R 5 Olin Teague D-6, and James
Wright. D 12 did not vote
At TO RESE ARC II Overrode, 293 for and 102 against
President Ford’s veto of HK 13655 a bill authorizing a five
year program under the Energy Research and Development
Administration to develop more efficient auto propulsion
systems, such as steam turbines The Senate failed to
override (see below so the veto was sustained
The bill authorized expenditures of $25 million in fiscal 1977
and $75 million in fiscal 1978 to begin the program A com-
pamon bill authorizing a research program solely for electric
vehicles was passed recently over Ford’s veto
Kep Olin Teague 1) Tex a supporter of the override said
the bill provides an “aggressive but focused" program to
increase the energy efficiency of our personal Iran
sportation while reducing its environmental impact
Opponents generally agreed with Ford that present federal
propulsion research is adequate, and that the bill launches
what will evolve into a massive spending program
Rep Robert Michel H III said that the private sector is
better equipped to pursue this effort
Wilson Roberts Teague Eckhardt, Brooks; Pickle,
Poage Wright Hightower Young. White Burleson, Jordan
Mahon Gonzalez Krueger Kazen and Milford voted "yea
Hall Collins, Archer de la Garza and Paul voted nay
Steelman did not vote
PIPELINE SAFETY Agreed, 199 for and 151 against, to
Senate language for toughening the Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act of 1968 The bill lift 12168. later passed the Senate
and was sent to the White House It would strengthen the 1968
law setting federal safety standards and enforcement
procedures designed to prevent explosions of gas pipelines.
Critics pointed out that despite the 1968 laws high in
tentions only 68 actions had been brought by the government
against unsafe pipelines, with only $93,510 assessed in fines.
This bill provides money to help stales la-tier implement the
last and authorizes citizens suits to correct unsafe conditions
neglected by government enforcers
Largely at issue- in this vote- was the citizens lawsuit
provision One supporter. Kep John Dingell D-Mich said it
is not too much to ask that where- this kind of pe-ril exists we
J Rep Clarence Brown R Ohio an opponent said that
permitting citizens suits seems particularly ill-advised"
, because such actions would usurp the authority of the federal
Office of Pipeline .Safetv Operations, and unfairly perialize all
utility customers if a utility is shut down
Eckhardt and Jordan voted yea
Hall Collins Roberts Archer. Brooks. Pickle Poage
Hightower Young de la Garza White, Burleson, Mahon
Gonzalez, Krueger, Paul and Kazen voted nay
Wilson, Steelman. Teague Wright and Milford did not vote
Senate
AL TO RESE ARC H F ailed. 41 for and 35 against to achieve
the two-thirds majority necessary to override President
Ford s veto of HR 13655, a bill authorizing a five-year
program to develop more efficient auto propulsion systems
■ see House vote above). The failure of the Senate to override
sustained the veto.
Sen Frank Moss, D-Utah, a supporter of the override, said
that "the need for an aggressive program of automotive
research and development has never been greater He
added that production of 'energy efficient and virtually
pollution-free" autos envisioned by the bill s sponsors would
save the 1 S millions of barrels of oil each year
Sen Robert Griffin, R-Mich., an opponent, said the”bill
would result in an "unnecessary, ridiculous duplication" of
propulsion research already being done by federal agencies
"How any member could go out to the American people
and seriously say he is interested in saving money, in
avoiding duplication of effort in the government, and still
vote for this bill. 1 cannot understand." Griffin said
Sen John Tower, Republican, voted “nay.”
Sen Lloyd Bentsen. Democrat, did hot vote
LAWYERS’ FEES Passed. 57 for and 15 against, a bill
enabling courts to award lawyers fees to the winning side in
lawsuits brought to enforce federal civil rights laws The bill
(S 2278) was sent to the.House
Sponsors said those most in need of civil rights law
protection often are those least able to afford a lawyer’s
services in suing for relief, and that their bill is intended to
rectify this problem
Sen Janies Abourezk, D-S D . a supporter, called passage
a great service to the continuing struggle to eradicate
discrimination in this country, because private citizens
/__________Wednesday. October 13,1976
wLuld have more incentive and clout to help enforce civil ■
rights laws
Opponents said the bill would stir up litigation, placing a
heartier burden on overworked federal courts Sen James,
Aller-DAla -aid that "while it has been said that this is a
civil rights bill, actually it is a lawyers, bill" primarily
benefiting the legal profession
Bentsen and Tower did not vote
H AID F NITI" Tabled. 55 fur and 19 against, an amend
ment to require a court finding of bad faith" on the part of
the losing side before courts can award lawyers' fees to the
winning side in suits brought to enforce federal civil rights
laws The amendment was proposed to S 2278, a bill enabling
courts to award lawyers’ fees in such civil rights suits (see
above vote). .
No supporters of tabling and thus killing the amendment
spoke during debate But the bill's sponsors urged defeat of
all amendments which they feared would diminish chances
of House passage before Congress adjourned or excessively
weaken the bill.
Sen Jesse Helms, R N C , an opponent of tabling, said the
bad faith" test would give courts an objective standard to
apply before awarding lawyers fees Without some deter
mutation of whether a party used such tactics as "frivolous
defenses" or delay Helms said, the bill is a " bicentennial
bonanza to enrich the coffers of attorneys
Tower voted nay
Bentsen did not vote
CORRECTION
A portion of the Your Mon Tours ad which
ron in our paper Sunday, Oct. 10 was
incorrect.
The free Travel Party in Denton will be
held Wednesday, October 20 at 8:00 P.M.
at The Holiday Inn, 1500 Dallas Drive At
1-35.
‘Notice-To Homeowners"
rM lo Discuss Operating Funds
I I. WEK Mol ND During its i onsolvo said it p has only to-do a p in meeting, the commission will
consider an ordinance to increase the
cost of water connection fees and a
resolution authorizing the city's at-
torney to collect delinquent taxes
Concerning water connections, the
commission will consider an increase in .
lees to $250 from the current $125 it
costs a new resident to tie onto the
city’s water system
"It’s costing us more than were
getting lor connections," Consolvo said,
calling the city's current rate "one of
the lowest in the country .""
Meanwhile the city will try to collect
about $13,000 in delinquent taxes from
Thursday night meeting, the Flower
. Mound Commission will withdraw into
executive session to discuss what is
apparently another financial crisis .
— facing this already strife torn city
While Commissioner Otto Consolvo
termed the emergency item not
serious," he did confirm that the city is
out of operating funds
"Yes we are," Consolvo said, noting
that the city is waiting for a $30,000
reimbursement from the federal
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), which has
completed an audit ol a grant it
awarded F lower Mound to build a pool
and park sy stem
physical inventory” of the park facility
to see that it was done according to
grant specifications," and that the
money should be forthcoming
However, the commissioner said the
city is "also short of money because of
a delay in the mailing of tax
statements for the 1976-77 budget
After a month long struggle between
Flower Mound factions over whether to
increase taxes, the commission finally
adopted a new budget late in September
calling for a lax hike of live cents per
$100 on its current evaluation The
action came, however, only three days
before the start of the new fiscal year
In other action scheduled for the 7:30
the years, 1972 and 1974. No taxes were
levied in 1973.
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