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Box 20

 Container

Contains 28 Results:

H. R. 1228-Supreme Court jurisdiction, 1957-1958

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

A letter from a student requesting a copy of legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to make certain exceptions to the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the United States courts of appeals and to the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States in actions relating to the public schools.

Dates: 1957-1958

H. R. 1229-citizenship, 1957

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United States who have lost United States citizenship by voting in a political election or plebiscite held in Greece on March 5, 1950.

Dates: 1957

H. R. 1230-military tombstones, 1957-1958

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

A letter requesting a copy of legislation introduced by Representative Rivers authorizing the Secretary of the Army to furnish headstones to mark the actual or honorary burial places of deceased members or former members of the military and naval forces.

Dates: 1957-1958

H. R. 1231-congressional investigations, 1957

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

A letter requesting a copy of legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to provide that any Federal employee who refuses to answer a question of a committee of the Congress with respect to Communist, Communist-front, or subversive affiliations, shall be removed immediately from the position or office held by him.

Dates: 1957

H. R. 4547-Daniel W. Ryan, 1957-1960

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to authorize Rear Admiral Daniel W. Ryan, Dental Corps, United States Navy, to accept the Order De Vasco Nunez De Balboa awarded him by the Republic of Panama.

Dates: 1957-1960

H. R. 6372-importation of plywood, 1957

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to regulate the foreign commerce of the United States by establishing quantitative restrictions on the importation of hardwood plywood.

Dates: 1957

H. R. 6579-foreign trade, 1957

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

A copy of legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to require that all agreements and understandings respecting the importation of foreign goods, entered into with foreign countries or their citizens, shall be reduced to writing and made public.

Dates: 1957

H. R. 6952-navy vessel transfer, 1957

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning legislation introduced by Representative Rivers to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to friendly foreign countries.

Dates: 1957