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Title: Breakdown of votes in Senate for the override of President Nixon's veto of the OMB bill, [May 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002130
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The document lists the breakdown of votes to override President Nixon's veto of a bill that would require Senate confirmation of appointees to the Office of Management and Budget.

Title: Handwritten note from staff regarding amendment to HR 5921, [July 1959]
Identifier: camh-dob-001622
Topic: Legislation, Copyright
Dates: 1959-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The note instructs an assistant to make sure that Jack Brooks receives the amendment, which was proposed by Emanuel Celler in an attempt to reach a settlement between jukebox operators and performing arts societies.

Title: Handwritten notes, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002018
Topic: Legislation, Public works
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes detailing proposed public works projects in Jack Brooks's district.

Title: Legislation on Reorganization of Congress, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001755
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten notes with handwritten emendations regarding proposed legislation to change certain committee and Congressional policies on staffing, voting, organization, and transparency.

Title: List of proposed projects and funding, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002020
Topic: Public works, Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: List of proposed infrastructure projects in the 9th Congressional District alongside their requested and proposed budgets.

Title: List of Republicans for the OMB bill, Democrats against the OMB bill, and those who are absent, [May 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002060
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The document lists the breakdown of votes on a bill passed by the House on May 1, 1973, that would require Senate confirmation of appointees to the Office of Management and Budget.

Title: Memorandum of call, May 23, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002132
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-05-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A member of Congress Watch, a division of Ralph Nader's Public Citizen, calls to offer Jack Brooks help with lobbying for the override of the OMB bill veto. The bill would require Senate confirmation of appointees to the Office of Management and Budget.

Title: Note calculating votes needed to override Richard Nixon's veto, May 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002059
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The note calculates the amount of votes needed to override President Richard Nixon's veto of a bill passed by both the Senate and the House that would require Senate confirmation of appointees to the Office of Management and Budget.

Title: Note from Jack Brooks, June 19, 1984
Identifier: camh-dob-002576
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Law enforcement
Dates: 1984-06-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a handwritten note from Jack Brooks regarding the Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1984.

Title: Note from staff to Jack Brooks, August 10, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001454
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, United States--Sabine-Neches Waterway
Dates: 1953-08-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The note, labelled urgent, states that the clearance letter from the Budget Bureau regarding funding for the Sabine-Neches waterway project has been sent to the Secretary of Army.

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: Notes about electronic data processing, March 18, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001754
Topic: Legislation, Computers
Dates: 1970-03-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten notes about electronic data processing and Jack Brooks's bill to use computers for data processing in Congress. Part of a packet of notes about this legislatioin that may have been used as a reference during a TV appearance.

Title: Notes concerning legislative reform, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001716
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Undated and unsigned notes relating to legislative reforms.

Title: Notes for appearance on Panorama television program, March 18, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001753
Topic: Legislation, Computers
Dates: 1970-03-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten notes about Jack Brooks's bill to bring computers into Congress.

Title: Office note, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002015
Topic: Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A handwritten note from Jack Brooks's staff regarding Congressman Olin Teague's amendment adding VA funding to an appropriations bill.

Title: Office note, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001901
Topic: Legislation, National parks and reserves -- Management
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten note from staff regarding the multiple use land management proposal.

Title: Office note, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001900
Topic: Legislation, National parks and reserves -- Management
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten note with some handwritten notes regarding intra-office communication.

Title: Postponing action on veto, January 23, 1990
Identifier: camh-dob-001492
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1990-01-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A card stating Jack Brooks's motion to postpone the consideration of President George H.W. Bush's veto of an immigration bill during the Opening Day of the Second Session of the 101st Congress.

Title: Staff note, August 3, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001975
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1976-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note summarizing a call from Texas Secretary of State Mark White. White describes why he believes that states with their own voter registration programs in place should be exempt from the Voter Registration Act. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail. Texas already had a similiar program in place at the time.

Title: Staff note, August 4, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001971
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1976-08-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The note discusses whether or not Texas Secretary of State Mark White has been in contact with Representative Richard Crawford White. Secretary White called Brooks in order to propose an amendment to the Voter Registration Act that would make Texas exempt from the Act, while receiving federal funds for their own program. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail. Texas already had a similiar program in place at the time.

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