Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996 | Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996

ID: 01/003

Primary Creator: Dole, Robert J. (1923-2021)

Extent: 346.5 Linear Feet

Arrangement: Because these files were accumulated by several individuals, they demonstrate many different arrangement schemes. When possible, these have been preserved. Sub-series 3, 4, 6, and 9 are arranged chronologically. Sub-series 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8 are arranged alphabetically.

Subjects: Kansas

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The lawmaking function of a Senator's office is perhaps the best known and the most thoroughly documented. The Legislative Relations series of the Dole Senate Papers covers this important function. Legislative records include a variety of materials such as Congressional Research Service reports, memoranda and correspondence, personal notes, published material, bill drafts, Senate committee proceedings, press materials, and other information. These various materials were maintained by the Senator's staff of legislative assistants. A full list of legislative assistants and their areas of topical expertise appears in the sub-series description for the Legislative Assistants Files. This series demonstrates the ways in which the Senator's office crafted legislation or responded to bills proposed in either the House or the Senate. Of significant importance are the Legislative Assistants Files. These contain information about nearly every political and legislative issue that came before the Senate from 1969-1996, and also show evidence of carry-over from Senator Dole's time in the House of Representatives. This sub-series contains information that may not be found elsewhere, and shows the often contradictory opinions of LAs in the same office.

Subject/Index Terms

Kansas

Administrative Information

Repository: Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Some materials within the Dole Archive are restricted because of their sensitive nature or because they contain personal or confidential information. These records are protected by federal laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Examples of restricted records are personnel files, medical records, financial records, and any materials containing personal information such as addresses and social security numbers. Restricted materials are identified at the box and/or folder level within the finding aid. Questions about these materials may be directed to the Senior Archivist of the Dole Archives.

Use Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different kinds of materials. Many of the documents and other historical materials in the Archive are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. Senator Dole has not donated his copyright interest in his papers and other historical materials to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Permission to publish must be obtained from him or his designee. There are other materials in the library carrying a copyright interest that must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted materials.

Processing Information:

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Briefing Books, 1972-1994],
[Series 2: Committee Files, 1973-1994],
[Series 3: Congressional Record Inserts, 1973-1980],
[Series 4: Floor Statements, 1969-1994],
[Series 5: Kansas Projects, 1963-1994],
[Series 6: Legislative Assistants, 1963-1996],
[Series 7: Specific Bill Files, 1961-1984],
[Series 8: Subject Files, 1969-1995],
[Series 9: Voting/Attendance Record, 1969-1992],
[All]

Series 2: Committee Files, 1973-1994

Records generated by Congressional committees are the property of the federal government, but Senator Dole's collection contains many committee-related records that were generated by his personal staff, which are cataloged here. Senator Dole served on several committees during his time in the Senate, most notably the Finance Committee (1973-1996), of which he was chairman from 1981-1983, and the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee (1969-1996). Dole other committee assignments include: Judiciary (1979-1988) Public Works (1969-1972) Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs (1969-1978) Select Committee on Small Business (1969-1975) Budget (1975-1980) Joint Committee on Taxation (1979-1994) Rules and Administration (1981-1996) Labor and Human Resources (1989-1994) Certain legislative staff were solely assigned to monitor the activities of Senate committees. These include Pete Velde (Judiciary), Kim Wells (Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Budget, Finance; Nutrition and Human Needs), and Richard Friedman (Finance). Committee files can include bill drafts and committee reports, correspondence between members, testimonies before committees, and information about controversial pieces of legislation such as the Food Stamp Reform Act, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), and tax and bankruptcy reform.

Arrangement: All files have been assigned a folder heading corresponding to the committee to which the material relates. These are arranged alphabetically.

Extent: 11 boxes

Box 18

Folder 2: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Child Nutrition - Block Grant, 1976
Folder 3: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Community Nutrition Institute (CNI) [1 of 2], 1976
Folder 4: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Community Nutrition Institute (CNI) [2 of 2], 1976
Folder 5: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Farm Limitations on Artificial Losses (LAL), 1975
Folder 6: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamps, 1976
Folder 7: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Bill Text and Print, 1975
Folder 8: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Budget, 1976
Folder 9: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Cost Estimates/Letters, Talmadge and Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 1976
Folder 10: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Dole Statements, 1975
Folder 11: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Draft Amendment Language, 1976
Folder 12: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - "Eliminate the Purchase Requirement" (EPR) Amendment #1550, 1976
Folder 13: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - "Eliminate the Purchase Requirement" (EPR) Article, [1976]
Folder 14: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - "Eliminate the Purchase Requirement" (EPR) Greenskin Information, 1976
Folder 15: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Erroneous Cost Estimates, [1976]
Folder 16: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Fiscal Responsibility, [1976]

Box 19

Folder 1: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Food Stamp Fact Sheet, Compromise, 1976
Folder 2: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - General Pro Letters, [1976]
Folder 3: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Haggart, 1976
Folder 4: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Information, 1975-1976
Folder 5: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Kentucky, [1976]
Folder 6: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Letters from Other Senators, 1976
Folder 7: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Miscellaneous Information [1 of 3], 1975-1977
Folder 8: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Miscellaneous Information [2 of 3], 1975-1977
Folder 9: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Miscellaneous Information [3 of 3], 1975-1977
Folder 10: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Miscellaneous Press Clippings, 1975-1976
Folder 11: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Motion to Suspend 401 (b), Undated

Box 20

Folder 1: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Propaganda, 1976
Folder 2: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Puerto Rico, November 17, 1975
Folder 3: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Reports - General Accounting Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Greenstein, Nutrition Committee [1 of 2], 1975
Folder 4: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Reports - General Accounting Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Greenstein, Nutrition Committee [2 of 2], 1975
Folder 5: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Rivilin Cost Estimates (Congressional Budget Office), 1976
Folder 6: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Saving Food Stamp Dollars, 1975
Folder 7: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Short Summary, Compromise, [1975]
Folder 8: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Statements and Press Releases, 1975
Folder 9: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Statistical Data, 1975
Folder 10: Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - Food Stamp Reform Act - Text, [1975]
Folder 11: Committee on the Budget - Haggart Jobs Bill, 1976
Folder 12: Committee on the Budget - Humphrey-Hawkins, 1976
Folder 13: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Barclay's Memo on Work Requirement, 1976
Folder 14: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - California Work Requirements, April, 1976

Box 21

Folder 1: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Copies of Work Requirement Bill, Undated
Folder 2: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Court Cases, 1974
Folder 3: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Definitions, 1976
Folder 4: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Department of Labor, Materials and Papers, 1975-1976
Folder 5: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Existing Legislation, 1975
Folder 6: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - General Assistance, 1971
Folder 7: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Utah Work Requirement, 1976
Folder 8: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Work Incentive (WIN) Program, 1976
Folder 9: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Work Requirement Correspondence, 1976
Folder 10: Committee on Finance - Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) - Work Requirement, General, Undated
Folder 11: Committee on Finance - Bill to Amend Section 105 on the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (Legal Services), 1975-1976
Folder 12: Committee on Finance - Bill to Amend Section 105 on the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (Business Men's Assurance Company of America), 1974-1975
Folder 13: Committee on Finance - Cattle-Breeding, 1976
Folder 14: Committee on Finance - Colleague Letters - Floor Amendments, Tax Reform Act, 1976
Folder 15: Committee on Finance - Committee Business, 1973
Folder 16: Committee on Finance - Concrete Rail Ties, 1976

Box 22

Folder 1: Committee on Finance - Criticism/Response, Tax Amendments [1 of 3], 1973-1976
Folder 2: Committee on Finance - Criticism/Response, Tax Amendments [2 of 3], 1973-1976
Folder 3: Committee on Finance - Criticism/Response, Tax Amendments [3 of 3], 1973-1976
Folder 4: Committee on Finance - Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) Tax, 1976
Folder 5: Committee on Finance - Hathaway-Dole, 1976
Folder 6: Committee on Finance - International Trade Commission (ITC), 1976
Folder 7: Committee on Finance - Motion Picture - International Trade Commission (ITC) Amendments, 1976
Folder 8: Committee on Finance - Muskie-Dole Charities Bill, 1976
Folder 9: Committee on Finance - Net Operating Loss, 1976
Folder 10: Committee on Finance - News Releases, May 7, 1976
Folder 11: Committee on Finance - Non-Tax Criminal Investigation, Undated

Box 23

Folder 1: Committee on Finance - Oil and Gas, 1975
Folder 2: Committee on Finance - Recycling Credit, 1976
Folder 3: Committee on Finance - Savings and Loan, 1976
Folder 4: Committee on Finance - Social Security Tax Cuts, 1991-1994
Folder 5: Committee on Finance - Social Security - Trustees' Report, 1985
Folder 6: Committee on Finance - State of the Union Fact Sheets, 1976
Folder 7: Committee on Finance - Welfare Reform - Speeches, 1975
Folder 8: Committee on Finance - Whitlock Case, 1976
Folder 9: Committee on Finance - Windfall Profits Tax, 1975
Folder 10: Committee on the Judiciary - Bankruptcy: Court Reform, 1982
Folder 11: Committee on the Judiciary - Bankruptcy: Dole Floor Statement, [1982]
Folder 12: Committee on the Judiciary - Bills Included in Bankruptcy Package [1 of 2], 1982

Box 24

Folder 1: Committee on the Judiciary - Bills Included in Bankruptcy Package [2 of 2], 1982
Folder 2: Committee on the Judiciary - Confirmation Hearings - Sandra Day O'Connor for the U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Folder 3: Committee on the Judiciary - Correspondence on Behalf of Senator Dole - 97th Congress, 1981-1982
Folder 4: Committee on the Judiciary - Crime, Criminal, Prisons - General, National Crime Information Center (NCIC) - National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS), 1982
Folder 5: Committee on the Judiciary - Crime - Violent Crime Task Force Report, Reagan's International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), 1981
Folder 6: Committee on the Judiciary - Dole, Correspondence to Colleagues, 1982
Folder 7: Committee on the Judiciary - Dole Gun Bill Amendments, 1982
Folder 8: Committee on the Judiciary - False Identification, 1983
Folder 9: Committee on the Judiciary - General - Billy Carter, 1980
Folder 10: Committee on the Judiciary - Gun Bill Filing [1 of 2], 1982
Folder 11: Committee on the Judiciary - Gun Bill Filing [2 of 2], 1982

Box 25

Folder 1: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA), 1982
Folder 2: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) - General/Miscellaneous [1 of 2], 1981
Folder 3: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) - General/Miscellaneous [2 of 2], 1981
Folder 4: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) - Police Patrol Car Proposed Amendment/Thurmond, 1979
Folder 5: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Reauthorization - S. 241 [1 of 6], 1979
Folder 6: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Reauthorization - S. 241 [2 of 6], 1979
Folder 7: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Reauthorization - S. 241 [3 of 6], 1979

Box 26

Folder 1: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Reauthorization - S. 241 [4 of 6], 1979
Folder 2: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Reauthorization - S. 241 [5 of 6], 1979
Folder 3: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Reauthorization - S. 241 [6 of 6], 1979
Folder 4: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Reauthorization Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, December 5-7, 1979
Folder 5: Committee on the Judiciary - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Reauthorization: Sting, 1980
Folder 6: Committee on the Judiciary - Plan for Leavenworth Penitentiary, 1981
Folder 7: Committee on the Judiciary - Thank You's to Dole - No Response Needed, 1982
Folder 8: Committee on the Judiciary - Velde Correspondence with Senator Dole, 97th Congress, 1981

Box 27

Folder 1: Committee on the Judiciary - Velde's Manfield File [1 of 2], 1982
Folder 2: Committee on the Judiciary - Velde's Manfield File [2 of 2], 1982
Folder 3: Committee on the Judiciary - William French Smith Confirmation Hearings, 1981
Folder 4: Committee Unknown - 65% Limit, [1975]
Folder 5: Committee Unknown - Bartlett, Bankroll Transfer, 1976
Folder 6: Committee Unknown - Accrual Account Bills, 1976
Folder 7: Committee Unknown - Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1975-1976
Folder 8: Committee Unknown - Mini Bonds, 1976
Folder 9: Committee Unknown - Office of Telecommunications Policy (OTP), 1975
Folder 10: Committee Unknown - Pension Plan Reform, 1976
Folder 11: Committee Unknown - Politics and Speeches, 1975-1976
Folder 12: Committee Unknown - Polls, 1976
Folder 13: Committee Unknown - Purex, 1976
Folder 14: Committee Unknown - Ward Paper Box Company, 1974-1975
Folder 15: Committee - Welfare Reform - Speeches, 1976
Folder 16: House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T), 1976
Folder 17: House Committee on Ways and Means - Cases, 1975

Box 28

Folder 1: House Committee on Ways and Means - Law Review - Library of Congress - Background, Farm Taxation, 1975
Folder 2: House Committee on Ways and Means - Tax Reform Bill, 1975-1976
Folder 3: Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs - Nutrition Speeches, Community Nutrition Institute (CNI), June 10-15, 1976
Folder 4: Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs - Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Wyandotte County, 1976
Folder 5: Select Committee on Small Business - Background Materials, 1975