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Title: Amendment to H.R. 6219, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002395
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Elections
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks enclosed the proposed amendment with a letter he wrote to Peter Rodino. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.

Title: Annotated statement, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001808
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Elections
Dates: 1965
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A statement, annotated by Jack Brooks, discussing the problems associated with two year terms for Representatives in Congress. It proposes a four year term instead. Due to congressional redistricting caused by the 1965 Martin v. Bush Supreme Court ruling, Brooks went from representing 416,000 people in the 2nd district to representing 457,000 people in the 9th district. He explicitly references this change in an annotation next to a paragraph regarding the increased responsibilities of Representatives due to population growth.

Title: Article by Congressman Jack Brooks, March 16, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-010931
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1966-03-16, 1966-03-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An article written by Congressman Jack Brooks that discusses the growing use of computers in government, government spending and budgeting, Public Law 89-306, and the problem of compatibility.

Title: Award Acceptance Speech by Congressman Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-010235
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Architects and engineers, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1974
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An award acceptance speech by Congressman Jack Brooks as he is recognized for his continued support to architectural and enginneering professionals. The attached pink slip includes names of important architects and engineer representatives

Title: Blanket Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to architect and engineering representatives, February 12, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-010262
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Architects and engineers, Letters, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1973-02-12, 1973-02-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Congressman Jack Brooks's to many architect and engineering professionals in acknowledgement of their years of efforts dedicated to the passage of the bill.

Title: Brooks' architect and engineer bill gains House committee approval, June 14, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002025
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1972-06-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from Jack Brooks announcing that his proposed legislation allowing the government to select the most qualified architects and engineers for federal projects was approved by the Government Operations Committee.

Title: Brooks architect/engineer selection bill approved by Congress, news release, October 14, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002238
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1972-10-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the approval of Jack Brooks's legislation on the bidding process for architect/engineer contracts.

Title: Brooks bill extends historical document preservation program, June 29, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002232
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Historic preservation--Law and legislation
Dates: 1972-06-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing legislation introduced by Jack Brooks extending a national program to collect and preserve historically significant materials.

Title: Brooks bill would reauthorize Independent Counsel statute, February 4, 1993
Identifier: camh-dob-001004
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1993-02-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release about Jack Brooks introducing legislation, H.R. 811, to reauthorize the Independent Counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act for five years, allowing the Attorney General to appoint prosecutors outside of the Justice Department to handle criminal cases involving high-level Federal officials. The original legislation was inspired by the "Saturday Night Massacre" during the Watergate scandal, and was reauthorized twice during the Reagan Administration, but expired due to filibuster threat by Senate Republicans. Brooks criticizes former Attorney General [Barr] for his refusal to use Independent Counsel in the past, including during the INSLAW investigation, when there were allegations of criminal conspiracy by Justice officials documented by two Federal Courts.

Title: Brooks introduces legislation to improve federal policymaking regarding computers, February 17, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002236
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Legislation
Dates: 1972-02-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release from Jack Brooks announcing his legislation to improve Federal policy making regarding computers and to expand basic research in computer technology.

Title: Brooks introduces President's Immigration Initiative to speed up deportation proceedings, August 3, 1993
Identifier: camh-dob-000998
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Emigration and immigration--Government policy
Dates: 1993-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release detailing Jack Brooks's introduction of legislation reflecting President Bill Clinton's proposal to combat illegal immigration in the United States. The bill would expedite asylum hearings, toughen criminal penalties against alien smugglers, and provide law enforcement with additional tools to combat smuggling.

Title: Brooks proposes Department of Health, March 29, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002241
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Dates: 1972-03-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing legislation introduced by Jack Brooks to establish a Department of Health separate from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Title: Brooks unit probes distribution of federal surplus property, February 9, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002235
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1972-02-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks of Jack Brooks following hearings about inequities in the distribution of surplus Federal property to schools and health programs throughout the country.

Title: Comments made by Jack Brooks about gun control during interview with Jack Williams, March 12, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001119
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control, Legislation
Dates: 1975-03-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks speaks about his stance on gun control as it relates to the Subcommittee on Crime's briefing on "The Federal Firearms Act of 1975."

Title: Copy of a House of Representatives resolution regarding peace in Vietnam, November 3, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001216
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, Wright, Jim, 1922-2015
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1969-11-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of the House of Representatives resolution supporting President Nixon and his efforts to negotiate a just peace in Vietnam. This resolution copy was attached to Jim Wright's November 3, 1969 letter to Jack Brooks [camh-dob-00138], in addition to a list of fifty Democratic co-sponsors [camh-dob-001217].

Title: Correspondence from Congressman Jack Brooks to Colonel W.J. Baird, April 12, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-011140
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1967-04-12, 1967-04-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to Colonel W.J. Baird thanking Baird for the way Brooks's article was presented in Signal magazine.

Title: Correspondence from Congressman Jack Brooks to R.W. Bemer, August 4, 1971
Identifier: camh-dob-010929
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1971-08-04, 1971-08-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to R.W. Bemer, a representative of Phoenix Computer Operations, and Honeywell Information Systems, Inc. Brooks thanks Mr. Bemer for sending a copy of the Honeywell Computer Journal, which contained an article written by Brooks titled "Orienting the Computer to People." Brooks says he considers the topic "of vital importance."

Title: Correspondence from Congressman Jack Brooks to the Honorable A.S. Mike Monroney, March 25, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-010958
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1966-03-25, 1966-03-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman Jack Brooks to the Honorable A.S. Mike Monroney, Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress. The correspondence includes an outline of the Automatic Data Processing format that will be introduced into legislative process.

Title: Countercyclical section in public works bill, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002027
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Revenue sharing
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement released by Jack Brooks discussing his reservations with a $1.5 billion program in the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act.

Title: Datamation Magazine article and corresponding letter, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-016618
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1968, 1968, 1968-07-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Datamation Magazine article, titled "The Role of the Federal Government in the Computer Compatibility Effort." The article states the necessity of computers "to make an efficient, effective, and responsive government possible for a nation of more than 200 million people." The corresponding letter is from Datamation Magazine editor Robert B. Forest to Ernest Baynard requesting an article to be written by Jack Brooks about standardization.

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