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Scope and Contents From the Series: This series documents Congressman Jones' legislative activities. The Legislative Series heavily reflects Jones' focus on tax policy and budgetary matters, including extensive documentation of his chairmanship of the House Budget Committee and his long tenure on the House Ways and Means Committee. Particular topics include the Savings and Loan Crisis of the early 1980s, President Reagan's budget proposals, the windfall profits tax, changes to the capital gains tax, formation of the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series documents Congressman Jones' legislative activities. The Legislative Series heavily reflects Jones' focus on tax policy and budgetary matters, including extensive documentation of his chairmanship of the House Budget Committee and his long tenure on the House Ways and Means Committee. Particular topics include the Savings and Loan Crisis of the early 1980s, President Reagan's budget proposals, the windfall profits tax, changes to the capital gains tax, formation of the...

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Correspondence and memoranda regarding management of oil and natural gas in the outer continental shelf (S 426) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lease Act of 1976 (HR 6218).

Scope and Contents Correspondence and memoranda regarding a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, "Garnishment of Federal Employees' Wages," by Henry Cohen; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction from gross income for social agency, legal, and related expenses incurred in connection with the adoption of a child by the taxpayer (HR 1826); postal service performance; collective bargaining representation for postal employees (HR 2722); the Postal Reorganization Act...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and memoranda regarding elections for chairmanship of the Committee; a proposed ceiling on Federal pensions and salary increases; establishment of an arbitration board to settle disputes between supervisory organizations and the U.S. Postal Service (HR 5665); A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to correct certain inequities in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement (HR 2602/S 584); amendments to the Fair Labor...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and memoranda regarding National Beta Sigma Phi Week (H J Res 517); An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to correct certain inequalities in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement (S 584); National Family Week (H J Res 695); A bill to revise retirement benefits for certain employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service not entitled to Indian preference, provide greater opportunity for...

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Correspondence between members of the Xi Beta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and Congressman James R. Jones regarding the Chapter's support for H.J. Res. 517, a bill to proclaim a "National Beta Sigma Phi Week".

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Correspondence between Mr. L. D. Brandon and Congressman James R. Jones regarding S. 584, a bill to correct inequities in the civil service retirement of National Guard technicians.

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House Resolution 695, designating the week in November which includes Thanksgiving Day as "National Family Week".

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Correspondence between Ms. Vesta-Nadine Robertson and Congressman James R. Jones regarding Robertson's urging of Congressman Jones to back the proposal of Kansas Sentator Robert Dole to freeze first class postage at ten cents.