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Title: Letter from staff of Lloyd Bentsen to Sharon Matts, July 12, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-002146
Contributor: Matts, Sharon
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1978-07-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Laura Katz, special assistant to Senator Lloyd Bentsen, writes to Sharon Matts, administrative assistant to Jack Brooks, regarding enclosed copies of the Career Criminals Prosecuting Act of 1978 and the statement Bentsen made when he introduced the bill in the Senate.

Title: Note to Bill Jones, [July 12, 1978]
Identifier: camh-dob-002145
Contributor: Jones, Bill
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1978-07-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A note for Jack Brooks's aide, Bill Jones, mentioning Senator Lloyd Bentsen's request that Brooks introduce the Career Criminals Prosecuting Act of 1978 in the House.

Title: S. 3216, Career Criminals Prosecuting Act of 1978, June 22, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-002147
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. Senate.
Dates: 1978-06-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An annotated copy of a bill that Senator Lloyd Bentsen asked Jack Brooks to introduce in the House that would authorize $100 million to assist local governments in efforts to prosecute career criminals. The document includes mark ups, as well as a note at the top explaining that after review, Brooks declined to introduce the bill.

Title: Statement of Lloyd Bentsen, [June 22, 1978]
Identifier: camh-dob-002148
Creator: Bentsen, Lloyd, 1921-2006
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. Senate.
Dates: 1978-06-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The annotated statement from Senator Lloyd Bentsen introduces S. 3216 to the Senate. Bentsen asked Jack Brooks to introduce the bill, which Bentsen authored, in the House, but Brooks declined after reviewing the legislation.