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Title: Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), U.S. House of Representatives, January 19, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001532
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1977-01-19
Box: 2007-255/409
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Brooks speaks before the House of Representatives about a Report on the Activities of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations. He says, "Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and insert extraneous material." Material attached [camh-dob-001533].

Title: Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), U.S. House of Representatives, January 19, 1977, Report on the Activities of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations in the 94th Congress
Identifier: camh-dob-001533
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1977-01-19
Box: 2007-255/409
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, reports on the Committee's activities. It includes highlights of what the Committee has accomplished in the past two years, summaries of its continuing activities, and descriptions of projected future activities.

Title: Congressman Jack Brooks, U.S. House of Representatives, March 17, 1976, Today in Congress
Identifier: camh-dob-002428
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1976-03-17
Box: 2007-255/371
Folder: 302.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's remarks as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations regarding a pilot program for booklets distributed to Capitol tourists titled "Today in Congress" containing information about the daily hearings and happenings of Congress.

Title: Excerpt from a summary of Senate proceedings printed by a Western Union Data Services EDT 300 communication terminal, [June 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002035
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06
Box: 2007-255/283
Folder: 247.3
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An excerpt of Senate proceedings printed on a communication terminal that was part of a pilot program in Congress to use such terminals to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: Interview answers from Jack Brooks, February 21, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001931
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress
Dates: 1975-02-21
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's answers to interview questions for the National Society of Public Accountants regarding the Government Operations Committee and his new role as its Chairman. Brooks details the principal goals of the 94th Congress, the goals of his Committee, and his goals as Chairman.

Title: Interview questions from the National Society of Public Accountants, undated [1975]
Identifier: camh-dob-001932
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress
Dates: 1975
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Questions for Chairman Jack Brooks from the National Society of Public Accountants. The questions address the goals of the 94th Congress, the goals of the Government Operations Committee, and Brooks's role in achieving those goals. They also address the representation of small business in the Government Operations Committee, discrimminatory policies that impact the licensing of accountants, and Brooks's opinion on the role of accounting in the 1970s.

Title: Minutes of June 28, 1973 Meeting, Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, 2 p.m., Room S-146 in the Capitol
Identifier: camh-dob-002030
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-28
Box: 2007-255/283
Folder: 247.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Minutes from a meeting discussing the implementation of communication terminals in Congress to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: Not used, Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks on proposal to establish Minority-Controlled Committee, House of Representatives, January 4, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001537
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates: 1977-01-04
Box: 2007-255/409
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A statement from Jack Brooks about a proposal to establish a Minority-Controlled Committee; a handwritten note at the top says "Not Used." Brooks disagrees with the proposal and cites his own experience as Chairman of an Investigating Subcommittee of the Government Operations Committee. He provides examples of how Congress has increased its capability to conduct effective oversight of the Executive Branch.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, June 22, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002034
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-22
Box: 2007-255/283
Folder: 247.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks testing a Western Union Data Services terminal used in a pilot program in Congress to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: Press caption from the Western Union Data Services Company for a photograph of Jack Brooks, June 22, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002033
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-22
Box: 2007-255/283
Folder: 247.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Press caption provided by the Western Union Data Services company for a photograph of Jack Brooks.

Title: Proposed meeting agenda for the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, June 28, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002031
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-28
Box: 2007-255/283
Folder: 247.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Proposed agenda for a meeting discussing the implementation of communication terminals in Congress to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: Staff note, July 10, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002046
Topic: Computers, United States. Congress
Dates: 1973-07-10
Box: 2007-255/282
Folder: 246.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note from staff informing Jack Brooks of a call from James Sharp who was implementing computer systems at colleges along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Title: Staff note, March 8, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002047
Topic: Computers, United States. Congress
Dates: 1973-03-08
Box: 2007-255/282
Folder: 246.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note from staff informing Jack Brooks of a call from Herb Schwartz of the Atomic Energy Commission wanting to introduce Brooks to James Sharp and Jack Koser.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, before the Democratic caucus, on legislative veto, Wednesday, March 15, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-001551
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates: 1978-03-15
Box: 2007-255/436
Folder: Speeches 1978
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's statement against making the legislative veto applicable to all federal rules and regulations that are issued. Brooks argues that it would be transferring Executive Branch duties to Congress. Brooks notes that the impetus for the procedure comes from concern that Congressional oversight has lapsed. As Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, Brooks refutes this belief, providing statistics for his committee's meetings and hearings in 1977 as proof.

Title: Wednesday, March 17, 1976, Today in Congress, Prepared by the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations
Identifier: camh-dob-002429
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1976-03-17
Box: 2007-255/371
Folder: 302.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A booklet for Capitol tourists prepared by the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, chaired by Jack Brooks. Booklet sections include, "For your information," "The way Congress works," and, "Congressional Record, Daily Digest," in addition to a Senator and Representative directory.

Title: Western Union Data Services company press release, June 22, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002032
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-22
Box: 2007-255/283
Folder: 247.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Press release from the Western Union Data Services company announcing a pilot program introducing communication terminals in Congress to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: Whip advisory on the Federal Election Campaign Amendments of 1976 conference report, April 29, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001969
Topic: Elections, United States. Congress
Dates: 1976-04-29
Box: 2007-255/370
Folder: 301.7
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A whip advisory summarizing the key points of a Federal Elections Commission report and the consequences of a recent Supreme Court ruling.

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